Todibo reviews his time at Barça and makes clear that he does not want to return

Jean-Clair Todibo will play yielded in the Nice until final of season, when the French will decide if remain it in property or give it back to the FC Barcelona​. In the agreement, the Frenchmen saved an option of purchase of 8,5 million euros that could exert in case that the central surrender well. Already from the French discipline, the ex barcelonista spoke on his past in the Barça and in the others teams in which it has been.

On the group barcelonista, the defender left clear that no arrepiente of his signing in January of 2019 and felt lucky for coinciding with defenders of elite like Gerard Hammered or Samuel Umtiti. "No, for nothing me arrepiento. The FC Barcelona keeps on being a very big experience. I learnt a lot of Gerard Hammered, Samuel Umtiti, Clément Lenglet. It did me well. I discovered the very, very high level", affirmed.

Besides, it recognised to not to save him grudge to Ernesto Valverde by the little that had he, since it understood that I Hammered was very by in front. "I did not attain it because there were players very, very big in front of me. I also had a trainer, Ernesto Valverde, that was under pressure, with some fans that put a lot of pressure, so it was normal that put to Gerard Hammered in place of a youngster of 19 years without experience", stood out.

Also it admitted that in the Schalke 04, where played from January of 2020 until final of the past campaign, was missing "him humility" and had to ask pardon for that. "they gave Me all what needed, had minutes, but lamentably cut us the confinement and to the return was missing me humility. I relaxed me, I was missing to the respect to all the people that trusted me inside the club. I apologised them. I learnt a lot", it declared.

Besides, it cleared that in spite of all was in the Bundesliga where more has learnt since it is professional. Nevertheless, it cleared that all his experiences have cost him to mature, including the one of the Barça. "In the Schalke is where more learnt from a human point of view. But in definite, my three experiences in Barcelona, ​​Schalke and Benfica have turned me into a new man", aimed.

Todibo Wants to remain in the Nice

Finally, it left clear that his intention is to remain in the Nice "on a long-term basis", by what descartó that his idea was to return to the FC Barcelona this summer. "Simply it was the most interesting project for me. I want to remain me on a long-term basis. I expect to attain the necessary performance to push to the club to exert the option of purchase. There is a lot for doing here, although the classification does not reflect our level", concluded.