Transferred to Paris Saint-Germain in exchange for €50 million (bonus included), Bradley Barcola experienced a very turbulent start to September. Strongly criticized for having chosen to leave his training club at only 20 years old, the winger wore the Parisian tunic for the first time on Sunday evening… in the Olympique Lyonnais stadium (1-4). Booed, insulted, jeered by the public at Groupama Stadium, the neo Parisian had also received a spade from the Rhone management at the end of the match.
“The fans are right. Our project is built on the training center, and when we leave the training center, it is not to stay two years in the club. We stay four or five years, we are proud of the jersey, and after that, we will have a European career… The club comes first. We sold him, but it’s because he wanted to leave and that’s why I say that the club is above everything. We are here to play with envy for OL, that’s the project.said executive chairman Santiago Cucci. Two days later, Barcola finally came out of the silence on his Instagram account to respond to these attacks. And his first words are logically addressed to OL.
Barcola not resentful towards OL
“A lot has happened in the last few days, it was not easy to find the words. It’s hard to separate things at the time, but it’s clearer today. To OL as a club, to the staff, coaches, educators, my former teammates and all the supporters who share things, thank you for everything. It is also thanks to you that I was able to get where I am today. My choices will never take away my gratitude, I spent more than 13 years at the club, at the Academy, giving the best of myself on a daily basis, and you won’t forget that. »
Not resentful of Les Gones, the young striker also had a word for his new club and his new teammates. “To PSG, to my teammates, to the Parisian supporters, thank you for making me feel welcome, I say little, but it means a lot to me. I’ve never been good at long speeches, I prefer few sincere words so we’ll stop there. On to the field now. » With Paris, it will be next September 15 during the reception of Nice at the Parc des Princes.
