The former attacker, Fabrice Pancratespoke about the clubs interested in his services, before he joined Paris Saint-Germain.
“What proposals do I have before PSG? Bordeaux. Bordeaux is there, and is very good. But first, it’s Toulouse. The President refuses the offer of one million euros… I have hatred. Maybe three weeks go by before PSG shows up. The osteopath from Le Mans was also the osteopath from PSG. He went there two or three days a week to see the PSG players. When Vahid looks for a player on the right side, he validates three names, and my name is there. The osteotomy tells him, ‘Here, take it straight away. He’s a good guy, he has a good mindset, and he’s a very good player.’ There was Achille Emana with whom I was in competition, who was in Toulouse, but as they remained in Ligue 1, I was certain that they were not going to let him go. There was also a foreign player who came via Alain Roche… And so Vahid trusted him. My legs were shaking, I told my agent that he was lying… And there, the days are numbered… It’s my best career choice, even if the big Lyon is coming to the end. Three days before the transfer window, I am in the office with Graille, Halilhodzic, and Alain Roche who came from Paris to Le Mans… When I have Alain Roche on the phone just before that, he asks me if Bordeaux is true … I tell him that Bordeaux, they have been there for a long time. I gave my word, but Bordeaux doesn’t leave me indifferent… And I add that Lyon is also there. He says ‘wait’. There, the three arrive at Le Mans. I tell Alain that I gave my word, but that nothing has happened for a month and a half… In Bordeaux, Triaud had called the President, and they have already sent an offer… Bordeaux, that doesn’t bother me. don’t leave me indifferent. When I told him that, he felt that… But it was Paris first.”
