" I am very disappointed.
Disappointed with his state of mind.
It is not done to leave your partners during the season.
Hans-Peter Wild came up.
Asked Tuesday in L'Equipe, the owner of the Stade Français attacked Gaël Fickou, who left the Paris club prematurely to join Racing 92, which he was initially due to join this summer.
This Monday, the three-quarter center of the XV of France was at the training center of the Hauts-de-Seine training.
“The breaking point dates from the day (Editor's note: Tuesday) when Gaël Fickou came to see Gonzalo Quesada to tell him that he no longer wanted to play under the colors of the Stade Français and that he wanted to leave with immediate effect at Racing 92, explains the German businessman.
I had a discussion with Gonzalo about this, and told him it wasn't possible.
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"Each match is 150,000 euros"
In the sights of Doctor Wild, the emoluments of the player - "the best paid of our workforce" - too often absent from the match sheets of the Stade Français in his eyes, XV of France requires. “We were fooled by the agents. Gaël had a very long contract with us
(5 years)
. The first year he had a good season. But the second he only played six matches and this season only eight. Gaël costs us a million euros per season. So each match is 150,000 euros! It's just amazing! And this player wants to leave the club while we still have a chance to qualify for the finals by the end of the season. It's against my principles. "
However, the 27-year-old's departure was only possible with the approval of the Stade Français and a modification of the transfer rules on April 8 by the National Rugby League (LNR). The transfer of Gaël Fickou to Racing 92 will allow the Parisian club to give themselves some air in their payroll and to enlist several players. The general manager of Stade Français, Thomas Lombard, assured that several recruits would be announced in the coming weeks.
