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Journalist
Graduated from Journalism School in Paris. Specializing in football, and more particularly on the transfer window. Fan of PSG and Stade Français.
As he came to the end of his contract with Stade Rennais in the summer of 2007, Jacques Faty was spoiled for choice on the transfer market. He notably mentions an interest from PSG in him, but the former central defender did not hesitate for a single second and preferred to respond favorably to Pape Diouf's call on the OM side. He confides on this subject.
His name will probably not resonate with younger people, and yet, Jacques Dead has long been considered a very promising prospect in French football. Passed by theINF Clairefontaine and then trained in Stade Rennes where he exploded in the professional world, this former central defender came to the end of his contract with the Breton club in 2007. It was then that many prestigious teams tried to snatch his signature, but Dead immediately opted for OM as he recounts in an interview given to Arena.
“Marseille wanted me, PSG wanted me…”
« You should know that Marseille wanted me, PSG wanted me, Lyon wanted me. I had a choice. Juventus wanted me at the time. I had a choice with the clubs. And I choose Marseille? Oh yes, straight. Pape Diouf, Senegalese like me. The heart was there, the salary was very good », confides Jacques Deadwho therefore did not hesitate to snub the PSG and his other suitors to engage with theABOUT in the summer of 2007 under the leadership of the then president, Pape Diouf.
“My little one, come here”
« I really wanted to stay in Rennes. I really liked Rennes. Rennes was my city. It was the place where I was comfortable with my family. I wanted to stay in Rennes. But when Marseille arrived, Pape Diouf arrived and said: “My little one, come this way.” We leave Rennes for OM », continues Deadwho wore the jersey of theABOUT for a single season before being sold in the summer of 2008 to FC Sochaux.
