"I spoke with Greg (sporting director Grégory Lorenzi) and the coach (Michel Der Zakarian) and I felt confidence from them. This is the most important thing in football" , the 34-year-old said in the club statement.
This physical striker, very effective from the head like his new team-mate Steve Mounié, started out at CR Belouizdad in Algeria before touring Europe: Sporting Portugal (2013-2016), Leicester (2016-2018), Fenerbahçe (2018- 2019), Monaco (2019-2020)...
Arrived free in Lyon in January 2021, he left a year later for Sporting Portugal, where he almost left the group from April.
"He has always been a good player, he demonstrated it during his visits to Lyon or Monaco. He is a quality striker," praised Der Zakarian, when asked about rumors of approaches from Slimani on Sunday after the victory. in Angers (3-1).
In Brest, the international with 41 goals in 88 caps finds his compatriots Haris Belkebla and especially Youcef Belaïli, whose arrival in Brest in January had caused an influx of Algerian supporters on the social networks of the Breton club.
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