Ligue 1. Frédéric Arpinon: "For FC Metz, it's an incredible opportunity to have acquired a player like Habib Diallo"

A word about the latest arrival, Fodé Ballo-Touré. Is he a gamble given his recent record?

"No, because he's a player we came into contact with very early on. We took our time because we wanted to be sure that the problems he had with his ankle last year were behind him. But, otherwise, we have no worries about his physical condition and even less about his qualities or his motivation to get back to his best level . We have no doubt about that! He's 28, he's still young. But he has a lot of experience and in relation to our squad, that's important."

Reassured to have managed to close the left-back position, left vacant with the departure of Matthieu Udol ?

"We weren't in a hurry, even though we obviously knew we had to recruit a capable left-back...

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