The difficult words of an RCT player concerning a heated moment at the Stade Français

Hooker Mickaël Ivaldi is now a happy player who gives his all for RC Toulon. But the hooker has had some more difficult months, having been at Stade Français in previous seasons. Having returned to his training club in the Var this summer, Ivaldi spoke to Actu Rugby about a very difficult time he experienced at Stade Français. Wanting to leave the Pink Soldiers in the summer of 2023, the hooker wanted to join USAP Perpignan. Except that the Stade Français management did not want to let their player, who was still under contract, go, and the owner of Stade-Français, Hans-Peter Wild, had made strong comments. “He’s going to stay. He’s under contract. He’s a good guy. […] To recruit him, Perpignan will have to pay us. If he gives us 1 million euros, we will think about it. But does Perpignan have them (laughs)? “, he had declared. Ivaldi returned to these remarks and he had difficult words, speaking of being compared to money.

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“President Wild’s comments were a bit strange (he breathes). We don’t necessarily like to be compared to money. That’s in the past, a good past, because it was sorted out well. There was no problem with the staff following as long as I was honest with them in saying that it hadn’t happened with Usap and that I would be 100% for Stade Français in my last year of contract. I hope I left a good image of myself when I left this club. You’re only passing through a club, and for me it’s important to leave a good image, of what you give for your teammates. That’s what sport is. I didn’t necessarily know what I was getting into. I was surprised, I admit. There was an exceptional osmosis, and spice in this group. How many times have we won by one or two points! When we had to work, we worked. When we had to laugh, we did it. A good group, that’s what it is,” said Ivaldi, not resentful but who has now returned to Toulon.