Having returned to proficiency in Italy near Udine after a Mexican parenthesis that was mixed to say the least, Florian Thauvin happily returned to Ligue 1 this season in the ranks of RC Lens. Determinant in the remarkable performances of the Sang et Or so far, the person concerned even took the opportunity to find the Blues.
Summoned by Didier Deschamps – and scorer – after six years of absence during the October rally, Florian Thauvin was recalled to the French team this Sunday to compensate for the loss of Randal Kolo Muani. A real renaissance on an international scale for the 32-year-old from Orléans.
OM for stuffing turkey
Back in the spotlight, “Flotov” has been increasing its media releases recently, notably with So Foot. And it is in these pages that the striker indulged in an unexpected admission about his departure from OM for the Monterrey Tigers. Nothing more and nothing less than the confession of a nasty lie.
In 2021, a few months before his flight to Mexico, Florian Thauvin benefits from an extension offer from the Marseille club. Everyone then agrees on the terms of the deal, but while they wait for an official signature, the player and his clan maintain a fruitful dialogue with the Tigers.
“Longoria didn’t deserve this”
It is in this context that Florian Thauvin will lie to his president, Pablo Longoria. “ One day, by chance, I met Longoria in the parking lot, who said to me: “It’s okay, do we agree and everything?” » And I answer him: “Yes”. » Yet at this moment, the will-o-the-wisp of OM already knows full well that he will not come back.
“ On the road, I called my mother to tell her that I had done something stupidsays Florian Thauvin. I didn’t dare tell him no. I really blamed myself because Pablo Longoria didn’t deserve that. » Since then, the international tricolor has had the opportunity to apologize in due form but, in his eyes, this episode remains “ one of the big mistakes » of his career.
