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Passionate about sport, cinema and television (on screen as well as behind) since his childhood, Bernard has been a journalist for 10 Sport since 2018. More skilful with the keyboard in hand than with the ball on his feet, he decides to mainly cover a beloved sport, criticized and hated at the same time (football) and a sport that is not one (wrestling).
Loaned with an obligation to purchase by Everton, Neal Maupay continues his adaptation phase at OM, the opportunity for him to discover the Marseille craze up close. A few weeks after his signing, the player trained at OGC Nice is already amazed by the passion of Marseille supporters, a first for him.
Trained to l’OGC Nice and left for England in the summer of 2017 after stints at ASSE et BrestNeal Maupay returned to Ligue 1 on the side of loonwho secured his services at the end of the summer transfer window as part of a loan with obligation to purchase (€4 million) from d’Everton. The 28-year-old striker did not wait long before tasting the crazy Marseille atmosphere, a welcome committee waiting for him at the airport upon his arrival in the Marseille city, enough to impress him.
“I was surprised by the welcome at the airport”
« Really, I was surprised by the reception at the airport for my signature. I didn’t expect supporters to comesays in an interview given to Provence the new player loonalready under the spell of his new supporters. At the training center, I see them every day, there is always a nice word, a photo to take, autographs to sign. They smile when they see us, it’s nice. I’ve been here for a month, I only played one match at the Vélodrome but the atmosphere was magnificent. We won, I scored… The communion at the end of the match will remain a very, very good memory and I can’t wait to go back. »
“I have never seen such enthusiasm”
Despite his past l’OGC Nice, Neal Maupay was therefore quickly adapted by the Marseille public, thanks in particular to his first goal of the season against his training club. “ From the outside, we know what it represents, but we really realize it once we wear this jersey and this crest. I have never seen such enthusiasm. I don’t think I can experience many other atmospheres in my life like the one against Nice, on the evening of the club’s 125th anniversary.continues the attacker. But even outside the stadium and the training center, no matter where you go, everyone supports OM. In my old clubs, I met supporters, but here, there is not a person who does not watch the matches or who does not go to the stadium. I find it crazy. It shows the fervor and passion around this club. It thrills me to know that there are so many people who are behind us and follow us, it transcends me. »
