Free of any contract after four seasons at Olympiakos, Mathieu Valbuena does not rule out, soon to be 39, returning to France.
At almost 39, and after four seasons with Olympiakos, Mathieu Valbuena has no intention of hanging up his boots. The French attacking midfielder can imagine taking on a new challenge. Perhaps the last of his career. “I feel good in my head and in my body. My priority is not to stay in Greece”he thus confided Monday in theAfter Footon the waves of RMC.
Passed in particular by OM and OL in Ligue 1, could “Petit Vélo” be tempted by a return to France? “Not necessarily, but it will depend. We’ll seehe replied. I want a project where I will enjoy playing, helping young people and instilling work values. (…) Bordeaux, that would definitely be a great story. It would be the only club in Ligue 2 that would be interesting for me. »
Joining the Girondins would be for the native of Bruges, a commune in the Bordeaux suburbs, a way of closing the loop. It is indeed at FCGB that the former tricolor international (52 selections) was trained, in the company of Rio Mavuba and Marouane Chamakh in particular. An experience that ended badly, the staff of the Aquitaine club having decided not to keep him because of his size.
