This is THE big rumor that marked the career of Maxime Lopez. Trained at Olympique de Marseille, the 27-year-old attacking midfielder could have signed for FC Barcelona. After a successful 2016/2017 season (3 goals, 6 assists in 30 Ligue 1 matches), Lopez was approached by the Catalan club. Interviewed on the show “Detective Mathoux” on Canal+the Paris FC player confirmed that the contacts with the Blaugrana were real.
“I was made fun of a lot everywhere because people thought I was lying. After my first year, when I really had a good season, there was contact with the sports director, whether people wanted it or not. He called my agent, he said he was waiting to see if I confirmed another season. I had the profile, we’re not going to lie, to play there, small size, technique. The thing that killed me is that I’m a Messi lover. I could already see myself being in the locker room with him. At the time, there was Ousmane Dembélé who had just signed for Barça and who contacted me saying: “the sports director spoke to me about you”. The story is real, it is not false. Except that afterwards, a little fire. It made my head spin a little. »
