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Good article here.
‘I didn't say, "No, I don't want to sign for you (Brighton)", I said, “I need to go to a club where I'll be able to play and improve my game”... I think they actually thought I made the right decision.'
Potter was a big reason Maupay chose the south coast over Sevilla, Sheffield United and Aston Villa. And though Brighton have had to make do for two seasons, the striker believes his belated move is a ‘win-win’.
'(It's) definitely not like Nice! In Brighton there is a vibe, there is something and I feel good in this city,' he says.
'As a footballer you have to be ready to go anywhere... but obviously when you have a good manager, a club that really wants you and a nice city on top of it, it makes your decision really easy.'
But then...
For Maupay, meanwhile, there is less need to gaze beyond the horizon.
A parcours can change a lot in two years, after all.
'I don't like to set targets, that's where you get lost a bit,' he says. 'I'm just living day-by-day, just trying to do my best. Obviously if I can do the same I was doing at Brentford at Brighton, I could dream further but I'm just trying to be good at Brighton first and see what will happen next for me.'
‘I didn't say, "No, I don't want to sign for you (Brighton)", I said, “I need to go to a club where I'll be able to play and improve my game”... I think they actually thought I made the right decision.'
Potter was a big reason Maupay chose the south coast over Sevilla, Sheffield United and Aston Villa. And though Brighton have had to make do for two seasons, the striker believes his belated move is a ‘win-win’.
'(It's) definitely not like Nice! In Brighton there is a vibe, there is something and I feel good in this city,' he says.
'As a footballer you have to be ready to go anywhere... but obviously when you have a good manager, a club that really wants you and a nice city on top of it, it makes your decision really easy.'
But then...
For Maupay, meanwhile, there is less need to gaze beyond the horizon.
A parcours can change a lot in two years, after all.
'I don't like to set targets, that's where you get lost a bit,' he says. 'I'm just living day-by-day, just trying to do my best. Obviously if I can do the same I was doing at Brentford at Brighton, I could dream further but I'm just trying to be good at Brighton first and see what will happen next for me.'