Nemanja Matic, the Olympique Lyonnais midfielder, will leave Stade Rennais this winter.
What if Nemanja Matic returns to Roazhon Park soon?This Friday, March 1, the draw for the semi-finals of the Coupe de France will be held, for which the Breton club and Olympique Lyonnais, i. e. the former and current midfield clubs, are qualified. The 35-year-old Serbian, who joined Ille-et-Vilaine in the summer of 2023 from AS Roma, spent just six months there before joining the Rhône following a tug-of-war with Rennes’ management. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, two days before the Lens match at the Groupama Stadium (20:45), Nemanja Matic spoke about the reasons that led him to leave the Red and Black team in January.
“It’s actually very simple. To be honest, I enjoyed Rennes, the club and the people there. I think it’s a fantastic club, especially for young players who can expand there. I have to say, professionally, “I felt smart there. I was brought in the same way as it was done here. In football terms it still wasn’t positive at all,” said the former Manchester United, Benfica and Chelsea player. But. . . “The only challenge is that I have three children and they are used to going to a foreign school in English. We couldn’t locate that in Rennes, that was the only challenge,” said Nemanja Matic, for whom, in those conditions, it was difficult to concentrate on his American football.
“As a professional, I can’t be 100 percent focused if my kids are satisfied and don’t acclimatize well. It was the only challenge, although for me it was a big challenge because we agreed that the family circle comes first. “insisted the Gone, who happens to have good memories of the Breton club. “I can’t say anything negative about Stade Rennais because it’s a fantastic club, fantastic people and for me it was a thrill to be part of this club. “He concluded.
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