January 30, 2009 constitutes a special date for Julien Faubert. At the end of the winter transfer window, the French right side was
Loaned by West Ham to Real Madrid For 1.5 million euros with a purchase option set at six million.
A transfer that had surprised the football planet at the time. Even the principal concerned was skeptical when the Madrid leaders contacted it. “Hello, I work for Real Madrid and we have to talk to you”he heard as first approach on the phone. “I told him I didn't have time for this kind of nonsense”reveals the French international (a selection) to
Marca.
Faubert at Real Madrid, a waking dream
Julien Faubert only played two Liga matches under the colors of Real Madrid. In the summer of 2009, the former Girondins de Bordeaux player returned to West Ham, the Merengue club having chosen not to lift its purchase option.
“Even if I practically did not play, I learned a lot from the great players who were thereassures the one who put an end to his career in 2019. People say it was only six months, but who says no to Real Madrid? This allows me to realize a childhood dream, each child wants to play for a team like this. It was incredible. »»
