For Arena, Rudy Thalmensia defensive midfielder aged 25 today, originally from Martinique and playing for Red Star, confided that when he was younger, he should have joined the Girondins de Bordeaux. Since then, he has played in Spain in Alcala, Chartres, Montargis, and even at Gazelec Ajaccio.
“I spend three or four years at the Academy (The CFFP, a private academy, editor’s note), until the age of 10-11. Afterwards, there were offers from professional clubs, both for me and for my brother. My brother, who is three years older than me, who played in Monaco or Rennes, has positions. He had Lorient too. I had Bordeaux. Except that at that moment, the club said nothing. My mother didn't want these offers either because she felt I was too small to leave. After that, things went badly with the President, with my father, because my father didn't appreciate that he didn't tell us, or rather that he told us too late. In the end, we got the proposal, but it was complicated to be able to respond to it, because it was a response eight months later… Especially since it's a professional club, so they only have that on hand, requests, lists of players… I lost that opportunity. Afterwards, I can't say that there are any regrets because later, my mother told me that in any case, she would not have let me go (laughs), that it was clear and clear. My father, on the other hand, would have liked my older brother to be able to leave at that time, because he was in pre-training. In any case, my club had hidden these letters, and we also learned that they did this for many other players.”
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