Often cataloged, sometimes misunderstood, Layvin Kurzawa has dragged an image that has stuck to his skin since his Parisian years. That of a player more concerned with his comfortable staggering salary than by the field, a “mercenary” for many, especially after his long period of inactivity at PSG while continuing to perceive his emoluments. A radio silence which, far from eating the spirits, has only eaten criticism and judgments. Today exiled in Boavista, Portugal, the former international left side (32 years old) has decided to die, to confront this tenacious public perception. And his words may make a lot of noise.
It is in an interview without filter granted to the newspaper The Parisian That Layvin Kurzawa head on this sulphurous reputation. Faced with the accusations, the former Monegasque does not shirk and even seems aware of the intention trial made to him. “I know the image we have of me,” he concedes immediately, before letting go of a sentence that will not fail to make react: “Back a lot of money in France is frowned upon. »One way for him to assume his career choices and the contracts that have arisen from it, while emphasizing a certain ambient hypocrisy? He recognizes that his image could be
“Caricatured”, especially in Paris, but insists that if he touched this money, it is because he
“Deserved”, Even if he admits that that
“Was badly perceived”.
After years of silence, Kurzawa takes out arms and truths
Beyond this thorny financial issue, the interview lifts the veil on its new life in Portugal. In Boavista, Kurzawa seems to find a certain pleasure, a “New role in a wardrobe”far from the Parisian media tumult. “I transmitted to the group my experience. I appreciate my teammates and I feel liked in return, He says, describing a healthier and benevolent atmosphere. Is this new chapter a way of proving that he is above all a passionate footballer, eager to leave another imprint than that of a player only attracted by the lure of gain?
“Earning a lot of money in France is frowned upon”: Kurzawa assumes!
Those who taxed him with lack of envy or ambition by seeing him chaining the seasons on the Parisian bench will perhaps find material for reflection in his words. He evokes his ” grinta ”, his desire to “work” and the fact that ” Football has always been my passion ”. Despite “Nine years at PSG punctuated by 20 trophies, but also criticism and misunderstandings”Kurzawa claims his desire to continue playing at the high level. An indirect response to those who thought his career ended after his discreet departure from the capital.
Will this rare speech, almost a confession, change the perception of the French public on Layvin Kurzawa? If some will see a late justification or an attempt to restore a tarnished coat of arms, others may salute the franchise of a player aware of his ” picture “but eager to bring his own nuance to it. One thing is certain, his statements will not leave anyone indifferent and relaunch the debate on the complex relationship between footballers, money and public opinion. The Kurzawa file is far from closed.
