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Passionate about football since a young age, becoming a sports journalist quickly became obvious to Hugo. He would later discover a love for the NBA, before exploring other horizons such as Formula 1 and the NFL.
Even before the announcement of the takeover of the club by the Arnault family, Paris FC made a big move last summer by securing the services of Maxime Lopez. Four years after his departure from OM and at the end of a complicated season on loan at Fiorentina, the 26-year-old midfielder did not see himself staying at Sassuolo and wanted to “come home”.
It was one of the big surprises of the last summer transfer window in France. Trained atABOUT and left to Sassuolo in 2020, Maxime Lopez chose to return to France, but in Ligue 2, in order to engage with the Paris FC. A strong choice, especially since it was made before the announcement of the family's takeover of the club Arnault.
“I didn’t want to stay”
« I had no problems with anyone, including the fans. I always gave my all on the pitch and I was sorry to receive insults when people started talking about my farewell », confided Maxime Lopez has Sky Italiaand the appointment of Fabio Grosso as coach of Sassuolo didn't change his mind. “ I didn't want to stay. I told Fabio Grosso: “You are good, I know you would let me play. But I don’t want to stay”. »
“I didn’t receive any offers that seemed interesting to me”
« I feel good in Paris. And this comes from someone who was born in Marseille (laughs). After a complicated season at Fiorentina, I wanted to come home. Some people were surprised that I decided to sign for Ligue 2. But the truth is that the transfer market was difficult this summer. I did not receive any offers that seemed interesting to me », explained Maxime Lopez. « Now I'm in Paris, there is an important project that I enjoyed. I signed even before Arnault's announcement. We are a bit like Sassuolo today, in Serie B but with a lot of A players. »
