It's not easy to find a place in the sun with the StarLigue leader! This is what Lucas De la Bretèche (1.93 m, 85 kg) has been saying to himself recently, whose contract at HBC Nantes expires next June. At 23, the native of Saint-Nazaire, competing for the center-half position with Aymeric Minne and Rok Ovnicek, while waiting for the next arrival of the Spaniard from PAUC Ian Tarrafeta, chose to go into exile. To gain playing time and become an indisputable starter. So head to… the Provence Aix Université Club. Here, then! It seems that these two clubs are made to get along, especially since the passage between 2020 and 2023 of a certain Thierry Anti, a well-known coach under the vaults of Beaulieu.
“We are reaching the end of the cycle with Nantes, it was the right time to part ways”
We are coming to the end of the cycle with Nantes, so it was the right time to part ways,
explains 9e H scorer this season with a total of 24 goals in 15 days, lacking playing time (15 minutes on average). I had several offers but Aix has always been a club where I wanted to play. I had positive feedback about the club and the city and I saw an interesting project, particularly to return to Europe. It is essential to find stability in terms of results to be consistent and hope to secure a European place because it is a very tight championship where every victory counts.
Coming from a family of handball players, the youngest of the siblings, who passed through Saint-Nazaire and H since the training center, has made a total of 118 matches at the highest level for 127 goals. Secretly, the one who has just obtained his driving license, appreciated by all in particular for his altruistic side (38 assists during the current financial year), would like to join the Aix club with a French championship title in his pocket .
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