The Hérault club announced this Thursday the free arrival of Serbian central defender Nikola Maksimovic.
A welcome reinforcement. Red lantern in Ligue 1 after nine contested days, Montpellier Hérault Sport Club announced this Thursday the recruitment of Nikola Maksimovic. Free from any contract since his departure last summer from Hatayspor (Turkey), the 32-year-old Serbian defender has strengthened a Montpellier defense that has been in dire straits since the start of the season (29 goals conceded in nine matches).
«I am delighted to sign here, in this great club, and I am very happy to find a team after my stay in Türkiye, declared the Serbian international (25 caps), who will wear number 52. Several players from the former Yugoslavia have moved to MHSC, including Petar Škuletić, who is a friend and he has only told me good things about this club. As I spent 10 years in Italy, I really like tactics. With my experience, I hope I can help the team get out of this difficult period. I'm also looking forward to meeting the fans. We need their support, even more in these complicated times. It is only together, united that we will manage to get out of this.”
«Given the situation, it's nice to recruit a central defender, rejoiced the president of the MHSC Laurent Nicollin. I hope that he will be qualified and that he will be able to play on Sunday in Le Havre to bring us all his experience and his grinta.
Having played for Red Star Belgrade (2012-2013), Maksimovic particularly shone in Italy, under the colors of Torino (2013-2016) then Naples (2016-2021). Jean-Louis Gasset's team will count on his “solid experience” to fill the “lack of options in central defense”explained the Hérault club, which has an appointment on the lawn of a direct competitor for maintenance, Le Havre, this Sunday (5 p.m.).