Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa thanked Roma for getting him back into the France squad. “Maybe it was too cloudy in Newcastle!”
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa thanked Roma for getting him back into the France squad. “Maybe it was too cloudy in Newcastle!”
The centre-back had fallen out of favour with Les Bleus during his Premier League stint, but is impressing at the Olimpico.
“I am very happy for this call-up,” grinned Yanga-Mbiwa in the Corriere dello Sport.
“It is always a pleasure to be part of the Coach’s squad. I know that I am here to complete the group and give my best. If I should get the chance to play, I’d give everything I have.
“I had lost myself at Newcastle. Maybe it was too cloudy! It wasn’t easy. Now I have found a bit of match fitness and a team that plays real football.
“I need to be a little wary after the injury, but I’m slowly getting back to my best.”