After Lille’s victory against Real Madrid on Wednesday evening in the Champions League (1-0), Ferland Mendy came to chat with Bruno Genesio, his former coach at Lyon, and even gave him a jersey.
Ferland Mendy does not hold grudges. Despite Real Madrid’s defeat on Wednesday evening in Lille (1-0) in the Champions League, the French left-back went to meet Bruno Genesio after the match. The two men worked alongside each other for two years at Olympique Lyonnais, between 2017 and 2019.
Ferland Mendy, who came out at half-time of the match against Lille, was already changed but retrieved a jersey from his bag which he gave to his former coach. A small gesture to mark the reunion, five years after the departure of the French full-back for Real Madrid.
Ferland Mendy burst into the limelight at OL
Now recognized and indisputable in the Spanish club, Mendy however discovered Ligue 1 and the highest level with Bruno Genesio. It was during this period that he took on new stature and attracted the interest of Real Madrid, who then spent almost 50 million euros to recruit him.
A few months ago, Carlo Ancelotti spoke of Mendy as “the best left-back in the world”. In France, however, the former Le Havre is much less considered. Selected for Euro 2024 by Didier Deschamps, he did not play a minute. In total, he only has ten caps with the France team.
