A title in Serie B then a maintenance in Serie A, US Lecce has attracted several French people thanks to an ambitious and family project.
«Last month, I saw that it was -10° in Amiens while we still had 16°, so yes it’s fine, smiles Valentin Gendrey, arrived in Lecce in July 2021. We can walk on the beach, we train in a T-shirt, it’s excellent.Licensed to Amiens since he was 15, the young French defender, who will turn 23 next June, has chosen to leave his training club, without even tasting Ligue 1. Head to Serie B, the second division Italian.
«It was the project that convinced me first, says Valentin Gendrey. In Amiens, I played more central defender, I who am a right-back training. Before my arrival in Lecce, I was in contact with the director, Pantaleo Corvino, and he immediately gave me confidence. He showed that he wanted to improve me and that’s what I needed.»
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