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Maxime López's reaction to Barça's interest: "After that call I got lost"

Published:21/10/2019 - 17:00h

Updated:21/10/2019 - 17:00h

Maxime López, footballer of Olympique de Marseille, revealed that FC Barcelona asked about him two years ago. The midfielder told about his reaction and how he dislodged that such a team wanted him with only 19 years

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The FC Barcelona carries already a time looking to the future and trying fichar young promises not to have to spend millonadas in footballers done. Two years ago, it seems that the barcelonistas interested by the perla French Maxime López, mediocentro of the Olympique of Marseilles.

In that then, the Frenchman had only 19 years and was considered one of the players with more future of all France, there were several teams that asked after he and one of them, as it has commented he same, went the Barça. The group blaugrana called him to interest by his situation and the midfield player explained which was his reaction.

"When it finished my first season in the Marseilles, the sportive director of the Barça spoke with my representative. It said him that there was interest in ficharme if it attained to do another good campaign. It was then when all changed, lost me during six months", affirmed the current international Sub-21 with France to Channel Football Club.

It seems that to López, French of Spanish and Algerian ancestry, surpassed him the pressure to be able to finish in the Barça. "It was young, finish to do a big first season. All know what is the Barcelona, imagine you too many things. The football puts you the head of the so fast reverse... In this time did not recognise me to me same", recognised.

In spite of having lost during several months, the mediocentro attained to go back to pipe his career. Maxime left clear that this type of things suceden often and can help to improve and mature. "They are proofs that puts you this profession, today has done that it was stronger mentally", admitted.

It could finish in the Seville this summer

Although the Barça at the end left to show interest by him, the Seville himself wanted him in this past market of summer. The hispalenses looked for to redo his midfield and offered 15 millions by him, but at the end the Marseilles decided to remain to the promising Frenchman. "It is true that there were contacts with Seville this summer, but when your club renounces to 15 millions, is halagador, is pleasant. You say you to you same that explain with you, that are somebody important here", concluded.

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