Goal.com · Mar 1, 2020
Mendy explains why he picked Real Madrid over Barcelona
Ferland Mendy has explained that Zinedine Zidane’s presence at Real Madrid was one of the decisive factors in him picking to move to Santiago Bernabeu last summer.
Having enjoyed a stellar season with Lyon, he had the option of moving to Madrid or to Barcelona but eventually plumped for the former.
On the eve of the second Clasico of the season, the France international defender has explained why he favoured a switch to the capital.
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“It’s Real Madrid, quite simply. Zidane, too, that was a plus,” he told TF1’s Telefoot program.
“There was no need to convince me. We talked about it, but there was no need to do so at length.”