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Mercato in Ligue 2: Jonathan Iglesias, captain of Clermont, first recruit of Paris FC

2021-12-31T11:52:20.562Z


Paris FC did not drag on during this winter transfer window which officially opens its doors on January 1. The experienced midfielder of Clemont (


If Paris FC is studying its responses and calls for sanctions from the FFF following the incidents in Lyon, which will be detailed on Wednesday at a press conference by President Pierre Ferracci, he does not forget the field and the objective of a rise in L1.

The Parisian club, ranked 3rd in L2 at the break, which has resumed training since Tuesday, started its transfer window strongly with the signing this Friday of Jonathan Iglesias, 33, midfielder of Clermont (L1), for a year and a half .

Arrived in France in 2014, the Uruguayan has 199 L2 games (12 goals, 10 assists) with Nancy and Clermont where he has been playing since 2017. Last season, Iglesias was the captain during Clermont's historic rise to L1.

A profile that Thierry Laurey did not have

Since August, Iglesias has therefore discovered L1 for the first time in his career.

But if he has been regularly called into the group by Pascal Gastien (15 appearances), he has only held five times.

At the end of his contract in June 2022 with Clermont, the native of Montevideo naturalized French since this summer, has therefore chosen to return to L2 to come and seek a little more playing time at Paris FC.

He announced his departure to his teammates from Clermont this Friday.

Initially his arrival will make it possible to compensate for the departure of Moustapha Name from CAN with Senegal.

But Thierry Laurey recovers above all a versatile player capable of playing in all positions in the middle, a real leader in the locker room, experienced and with a big character.

A profile that he did not have in his workforce and therefore a new asset in the race to climb.

After the arrival of Iglesias, Paris FC will now recruit a striker.

Source: leparis

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