Lenglet talks about his departure from Barça and his adaptation at Tottenham

Clément Lenglet has spoken to the English press about leaving Barcelona this summer and landing in London to join Tottenham.

Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne
23 October 2022 Sunday 04:34
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Lenglet talks about his departure from Barça and his adaptation at Tottenham

Clément Lenglet has spoken to the English press about leaving Barcelona this summer and landing in London to join Tottenham. The 27-year-old French defender was one of those affected by the signings of Christensen and Koundé and the Barça club reached an agreement with the Premier to loan him out for one season.

“I came here to live a new experience and I wanted to play more minutes. When you're 27, you want to be involved. That was my first idea, ”he explained to The Times newspaper. Since then, the truth is that Lenglet has not had much prominence in the eleven either. He alone has played three Premier League games this season, and four in the Champions League. Conte is rotating him with Ben Davis in his three-back system, but he is preferring the Welshman more.

That is why Lenglet is cautious when talking about his future, which for the moment is still linked to Barcelona until 2026: "There is no purchase option in the contract, but we are in October. It is the beginning of the season and we have to wait before thinking about this. I have to be good on the pitch and help the team. Maybe if everything is okay, we'll talk. But it's too early."

The French international has recognized that his first days were hard and that he barely mastered the language: "I didn't speak English when I arrived... only a few words, but I have made impressive progress in this regard," he explained to The Guardian newspaper, with the who has also talked about the pressure felt at Barcelona and Tottenham.

“When you are in this type of club [Barça], you know that every day you have a lot of pressure. You have to accept it. Here at Tottenham we put pressure on ourselves because we want to grow and the media put more pressure on us because they see that we can be a very good team. It is not very different from Barcelona. Of course, in Barcelona, ​​every day you have something different. But I didn't leave Barcelona for that."

In the various interviews he has given to the British media, he has reflected on the situation that Barcelona is experiencing in recent times: "I'm not there this year, so I don't like to talk a lot when I'm not there, but Barcelona It's a very big club; maybe the last few years weren't very good, but in a few years we, they, will improve and fight for everything again." And it is that Lenglet does not consider his stage in the Catalan club closed: "It was an incredible experience in Barcelona and it is not finished because I have a contract until 2026".

The Frenchman, who aspires to regain a leading role at Totteham that will earn him a ticket to the World Cup in Qatar next month, has also had words for Leo Messi: “For me, Messi is always a Barça player. This last year has been more difficult because it was the first time that he changed clubs. This year is totally different. He is doing very well. I played with him at Barça and against him at Sevilla. It was better with him!"