Christophe Dugarry: “You are explaining to me that the person responsible for the bankruptcy of your club is Canal+, but you and Montpellier are capable of giving €220,000 to Savanier…”

“Already, to begin with, Montpellier is a club that I appreciate, that I have always appreciated, because it is perhaps one of the rare clubs which has kept the human element in what it is, in his DNA. It will perhaps lead to its downfall, but it is a club which has always operated with humanity, with heart, with generosity. Let Montpellier reach out to Ben Yedder, why not… Ben Yedder has the right to play football, has the right to do his job… I don't know all the elements, but for me, that's not the subject. The subject is how a club like Montpellier… Montpellier arrived so low and is so bad today, that they came up with this idea, and that's what bothers me, and shocks me. That is to say that you have no other ideas, no other things to think about… I listened to Laurent Nicollin, whom I also like, who explained to me at the start of the season his position vis-à-vis the League, Vincent Labrune, and he explained to us that Canal+ wanted to kill football, with big declarations and releases, by accusing the broadcasters etc… And I heard a few weeks later, Savanier €220,000 per month… And today you think of Ben Yedder. Ok. You are explaining to me that the person responsible for the bankruptcy of your club is Canal+, but you and Montpellier are capable of giving €220,000 to Savanier… By not taking any responsibility. And you are so cornered because you gave astronomical salaries to him and others… Khazri must not be far from it too. And you think of Ben Yedder… You put yourself in a situation all by yourself, through your fault, Laurent.”

“I hope that Ben Yedder will save your club, but how can Montpellier Hérault give salaries like that to players like Savanier. He's a very good player, he has a good foot, but the bankruptcy of your club which leads you to think of a player like Ben Yedder, it was you who created it.