He was still last season one of the only survivors of PSG Ibrahimovic version (with Marquinhos and Kimpembe). After 9 years spent in the French capital, Layvin Kurzawa has completely changed his life. The 32 -year -old left -back started in Boavista, owned by Gérard Lopez, hoping to find in Portugal a corner of blue sky. If he has only played 4 games since his arrival (he is currently recovering from a problem with the Ischio), the ex-monégasque seems to appreciate his new daily newspaper, in a more felted atmosphere than what he had known in recent seasons.
“I transmitted to the group my experience, I appreciate my teammates and I feel liked in return. We keep a very small chance of hanging the playoffs on the last day ”he confides in an interview with Parisian. Without detour, the former French international (13 selections, 1 goal) also gives his gaze on the bad boy's label that has sometimes been attributed since his arrival in Paris in 2015, wrongly.
He regrets the perception of him in France
“It hurts me to hear these comments (to be considered a player more interested in money than football). But these people do not read in my thoughts. If they believe that I was happy to only receive my salary, it was not correct. I want to answer these people that it is football that interests me. By joining Boavista, I did not favor the financial aspect. Just the pleasure of replaying “he says. He also regrets the hard treatment reserved for him, when his “lifestyle” or some shots took up a lot of space in collective perception.
“These are caricatures and it does not really reflect the man I am. Certainly there is this image, perhaps linked to my presence on social networks, that people have stuck to me from a very young age but over time I grew up, I changed. After that it is also the price to pay when you sign at PSG, a club with very high visibility. (…) I know the image we have of me, it is not the right one. I have never been a bad boy. I will never be. ” But without resentment with PSG. He claims without hesitation his support for his teammates against Inter Milan in 15 days, which would be a great reward for “Players, managers, Parisians, employees.”
