What was your first reaction when Fenerbahçe called on you in February 2023 while you were at Lattes-Montpellier? Was it your agent who acted as intermediary?
“My agent called me when I returned from the TQO in China. I was very surprised, it was something I hadn't planned at all. My first reaction was to say, “wait, let me think.” I was a little stunned. But ultimately you don't think long when a club of this size contacts you. It was a great opportunity. My agent called me on Wednesday and I had to give my answer before Friday, which was the deadline in the Turkish League for licenses. And on Saturday morning I was on the plane! Everything happened extremely quickly.
If instead of Valérie Garnier, it would have been a foreign coach, would you have thought more?
I would have gone there anyway but perhaps the thinking would have been different. We're not going to lie, the fact that she's a French coach that I already know makes it easier.
What approach did you have towards Turkey before? It's not a country of the European Union with customs, a lifestyle different from Italy or Spain?
