This is what we call a rebound. After a brief stint at Nottingham Forest in 2022, Loïc Badé was able to get back in the saddle with Seville. Since his arrival in Andalusia a year and a half ago, the former Lens and Rennes defender has continued to weave his web with diligence. In addition to his club’s Europa League victory in 2023, Badé was able to confirm and establish himself last season as an important starter in Quique Sanchez Flores’ starting eleven, despite a shaky team.
This summer, the player trained in Le Havre even had a nice French interlude, which he certainly would not have imagined. As part of the Paris Olympic Games, the Bleuets’ coach, Thierry Henry, had in fact decided to call on the Sevillian as a joker. Like Lacazette and Mateta, Badé was part of the over-23s in the French team, and he did better than simply “hold his own”. An undisputed starter, he delivered solid performances, notably against Argentina in the quarter-finals. Which did not escape the attention of certain clubs in Europe…
The player has not yet made a decision
According to our information, Loïc Badé is very popular in the Bundesliga, a championship he has never experienced in his career. Among the interested clubs: Stuttgart, which even has an agreement with Sevilla for a transfer worth 20 million euros. Second in the German championship last year, Sebastian Hoeness’ team has validated its ticket to the Champions League, fourteen years after its last participation.
For this reason, the The Red want to be ambitious in the transfer window, as evidenced by the 26 million euros spent to recruit German international Deniz Undav, or the 21 spent on Ermerdin Demirovic, Serhou Guirassy’s replacement. The German club, which sold its Japanese defender Hiroki Ito to Bayern Munich, and its captain Waldemar Anton to Dortmund, therefore wants to rely on Badé for the coming season. Flattered, the player is still thinking about it, and says he is happy in Seville.
