This season, Montpellier is on track to aim for a return to the elite. With a 2nd place in Ligue 2 after 10 days, Zoumana Camara found the formula by surrounding himself with a few old hands to supervise an already successful and exciting youth. The economic context forced the club to turn to its training center and the lower divisions. This formula is working well for him at the moment. Better yet, this policy should last a little longer and perpetuate the MHSC, the management being in the process of locking out most of its young people, including the one who embodies this new wave: Laciné Megnan-Pavé.
At only 16 years old, and while he is discovering the high level this season, the striker has already scored three times in the league (plus 1 assist in 8 matches). While he had already signed his first professional contract last February, he signed an extension until 2029 last week. Montpellier is aware of having a real gem in its ranks. You have to know how to take care of it and protect it from the outside. La Paillade already experienced this this summer when PSG was ready to line up €15 million to attract him to their ranks. Laurent Nicollin had declined. “I do not set an amount because I am not a seller“.
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Laciné Megnan-Pavé responds to interest from PSG
“I didn’t get any more excited than thatreacts the player born in 2010, in an interview given to Midi-Free this Friday. I knew I was in Montpellier. I ignore all that. I was there to play and I continue with that in mind. I have a framework around me, my parents, the people around me, are there to manage this. They give me little feedback, but I’m not that concerned. What interests me is football, matches, training, my life in general.» Trained at the club and born in the capital of Hérault, it was not yet time for him to leave the cocoon.
“Montpellier has been my club since I was little. It’s rewarding to be able to play at La Mosson. The club’s interest in me is mutual. I love them as they love me. I didn’t want to skip any steps but play in my training club, get my own experience. We will see later what time decides», he continues, enjoying the discovery of the professional world. Elsewhere, he would not necessarily have had the same playing time, enough to convince him to extend. “I was asked if I wanted. Of course, I didn’t hesitate. I saw that I was starting to play, that there was confidence placed in me. It must be returned. It’s my training club, there was no need to procrastinate.“For a transfer, we’ll see later. His time will come soon enough.
