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THE FRENCHMAN IS NOW ONE OF NICE'S 'TOP' PLAYERS
Todibo opens up about the problems that prevented him from succeeding at Barça
Published:19/05/2024 - 18:22h
Updated:19/05/2024 - 18:23h
Jean-Clair Todibo was one of those FC Barcelona bets that, unfortunately for them, has not come to fruition. Given this, the defender himself has taken it upon himself to expose the reasons for his failure as a culé in a French media outlet
The name of Jean-Clair Todibo is not for nothing stranger in the FC Barcelona. The talentoso French defender arrived to the cast of the City Condal in the winter of the year 2019, pertinent of the Toulouse, like a clear hope to turn into the future of the defensive line culé. In this moment, the combined Catalan already had two 'escuderos' French in his payroll, Samuel Umtiti and Clément Lenglet, those who in his moment enjoyed of very good sportive level.
Nevertheless, the experience of the native of Cayenne in the City Condal was not so fruitful like both parts perhaps expected it. Hardly it contested five meetings and added 325 minutes of game. Besides, it went out in loan in several occasions to squares like the SL Benfica, Schalke 04 and OGC Nice. In this last team, after being leading of a half campaign 2020/21 very interesting as yielded, the French cast decided to purchase his services of definite way in the summer of the 2021, paying to the FC Barcelona one 8,5 M€ fixed and other 7 in variables. Likewise, the Barcelonan square ensured 20% of a future sale.
Now in his stage in the picture 'aguilucho', Jean-Clair Todibo has showed all the qualities of a defender of first level that did not attain to exhibit in the FC Barcelona. It has positioned like one of the best defenders of the season 2023/24 in Tie it 1 and has woken up the interest of several important clubs that wish to reinforce his defensive line and that are had to disburse big sums of money by his services.
Todibo Explained why could not triumph in his stage in the FC Barcelona
However, what has carried to discussion in this moment are some statements that the exjugador of the Barça did in an interview with 'Amazon Prevail France', in which it explained the reasons by which did not attain to triumph with the elastic Barcelona. Mainly, it attributed his fault of success to the scarce shooting that had in the football of high level before assuming this big challenge. "It was the less prepared of the world and arrived only. It said that it went to be the relief of Hammered, but never had an opportunity for real. Only I played five parties and did it well, but never said me at all. I only asked that they gave me time of game", aseveró.
Besides, the '6' of the Nice expressed the complicated that it was for him socializar in the Barcelona changing room, although it stood out that had a better relation with a member of the club in particular. "Anybody wanted to speak with me in the Barcelona, except Abidal", commented.
Nevertheless, the adventure of Todibo like culé has not been all a nightmare. During the conversation, the French also had the opportunity to highlight a positive appearance of his experience in the Catalan picture. "In the Barcelona learnt a lot of in the trainings and playing with big footballers", sentenced.