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L'ingratitude Des Dirigeants Du FC Valence Sport / Actualité foot Feghouli n’a même pas eu droit à un adieu à Mestalla L’ingratitude des dirigeants du FC Valence Pourtant, il était une des coqueluches du Mestalla malgré la présence de joueurs de haut niveau à l’image du légendaire Albelda, Evan Banega, Negredo, Parejo et autre Soldado. Mais ce statut n’a pas plaidé en faveur de l’international algérien, Sofiane Feghouli, poussé vers la sortie comme un malpropre. Les dirigeants du FC Valence ont tout simplement été ingrats envers un joueur qui a été très correct durant les six années passées avec Los Ches. En effet, l’Algérien était arrivé à Valence en 2010 en provenance de Grenoble, et petit à petit, il s’est fait une place dans l’effectif valencien, surtout après son retour de prêt à Almeria en 2011. Feghouli a porté le maillot de Valence à 244 reprises, il y a inscrit pas moins de 42 buts et a délivré 38 passes décisives. Des chiffres et une présence qui méritent une meilleure fin. “J'aime beaucoup Feghouli. C’est un joueur de qualité. Il n'y a pas beaucoup de joueurs comme lui”, avait déclaré, récemment, Roberto Ayala, l’un des joueurs emblématiques du CF Valencia au sujet du joueur algérien dans une interview accordée à un journal espagnol. Outre les Espagnols Fernando Gómez (553), Ricardo Arias (501), David Albelda (410), Santiago Cañizares (397), Pep Claramunt (381), Ruben Baraja (361), Carlos Marchena (317), Gaizka Mendieta (305), Manuel Mestre (323), Antonio Puchades (290), l'Espagnol David Villa (273), le Brésilien Waldo (296), l'Argentin Roberto Ayala (251) et l'Italien Amedeo Carboni (245), Feghouli fait partie des joueurs étrangers ayant joué plus de matches sous les couleurs de Valence. Mais cela semble minime aux yeux des dirigeants et finalement, les dirigeants et l’entraîneur se sont acharnés sur le joueur parce qu’il a refusé de prolonger son contrat comme ils le souhaitaient. De ce fait, alors que tout le monde s’attendait à ce qu’il soit présent lors de la dernière journée de la Liga, l’entraîneur, Pako Ayestaran, a vu autrement. Il n'a donc pas retenu le joueur algérien pour le dernier match de la saison de Valence à Mestalla. Pas d'adieu donc dans son jardin où il a évolué durant 6 ans. Valence a terminé la saison par une défaite, la troisième consécutive, contre la Real Sociedad (1-0), terminant à une triste 10e place et pourrait être dépassé ce week-end par quatre équipes. Heureusement pour Feghouli, il retrouvera dans quelques jours un environnement où il se sent vraiment aimé puisqu’il rejoindra la sélection nationale. Même s’il manque terriblement de compétition, l’Algérien sera toujours le capitaine des Verts, qui joueront leur qualification en phase finale de la CAN-2017 le 2 juin prochain à Mahé aux Seychelles. Ce sera une occasion pour lui de se remonter le moral en attendant une nouvelle aventure loin de Valence qui l’avait accueilli il y a 6 ans. Sa future destination ? Certaines informations parlent de lui d’une manière quasi certaine dans le championnat turc où le Fenerbahçe est prêt à mettre le paquet pour l’avoir dès cet été. Le joueur est suivi de près par des clubs de Premier League, l’Inter Milan, mais il se pourrait qu’il reste en Espagne puisque l’Algérien plaît également au FC Séville. Une chose est sûre, son départ de Valence lui fera du bien. M. A..
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