Tag: laurent blanc
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I wish I’d joined Man Utd sooner – Laurent Blanc
French great Laurent Blanc admits he regrets not signing for Manchester United sooner in his playing career. Blanc joined United in 2003 at the age of 36 and spent two seasons at Old Trafford. The Al-Rayyan coach recalled: “Sir Alex called me back in 1996 and wanted me. “But then I had already signed for…
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Setien replacement: Abidal offers Laurent Blanc to Barca board
Barcelona sporting director Eric Abidal has offered Laurent Blanc to the board. L’Equipe says Abidal has been instructed by the board to find a replacement for Quique Setien and his No1 choice as a successor is Blanc. Abidal has argued to board members and president Josep Maria Bartomeu that Blanc, as a former player, knows…