- Pedro Chirivella, second recruit of the FC Nantes transfer window, was presented this Thursday at La Jonelière.
- The 23-year-old Spaniard was particularly seduced by the style of play advocated by Nantes coach Christian Gourcuff.
After central defender Jean-Charles Castelletto a fortnight ago, FC Nantes presented its second recruit from the transfer window this Thursday at La Jonelière. Pedro Chirivella, a 23-year-old Spanish midfielder, arrived in Nantes on Sunday, discovered Beaujoire on Monday and trained for the first time with his new partners on Wednesday.
After seven years in Liverpool (interspersed with two loans in Holland), Chirivella offers a new challenge. "Liverpool is the best club in the world," said the Spaniard in English. It was hard for me to find a starting position. I just didn't want to be a training player. The player therefore refused the Reds' extension offer to choose this "new adventure" on the banks of the Erdre.
A real defensive midfielder
To hear it, in Spain, they also made him the sweet eyes. "But three months ago [in April], when the FCN asked me, I spoke with Fabio [the two players have a friend in common]," explains the Spaniard. He told me about the coach's style of play. It convinced me. It is close to what I had as a training in Spain. "
Chirivella, who says he is "physically ready" to face Ligue 1 despite thin measurements (1.78 m and 66 kg), clarified his position on the field. "I play in front of the defense, in 6, insists the one who feels" a little bit champion of England ". I like to play fast, play my teammates and find the right passes. Qualities that some observers have already been able to verify during its first two sessions.
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