Former Leeds United midfielder Joshua Guilavogui has suggested he was happy during his time at the club, something that hasn’t been the case in large parts of his career.
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Guilavogui started his career with the French side in their U19’s, progressing to the B team and then the senior team before going on to make 120 appearances for them, the second most of his career.
He left for Atlético Madrid in 2013 and has been moving around Europe since, returning to the French side before then playing for Wolfsburg, Bordeaux, Mainz and then Leeds last year.
He joined Daniel Farke’s side on a free transfer after leaving Mainz and went on to make 18 appearances last season as they secured a return to the Premier League.
His contract was not renewed, though, leaving the 34-year-old as a free agent once again this summer and looking for his next stop in football.
The hope is he can find somewhere where he can be happy again, with him hinting was the case at Leeds, which is a rarity for him in general.
“I’ve had a 16-year career, and I’ve been truly happy for seven years. Less than half. Of those seven years, there were three at Sainté, where it was fabulous. I was a young professional, and I was really happy.
“Then there were three years at Wolfsburg. The first two years, we reached the Europa League quarterfinals, we were runners-up, and we won the Super Cup. The following year, we reached the Champions League quarterfinals. And the year I was captain, before Covid, we went to the Europa League.”
“Afterwards, it was more or less mixed, but I wouldn’t define the other years as happy. Sure, I was captain, we played in the Champions League, the Europa League, but I wasn’t happy in my football.
“And otherwise, that was my seventh year, or six and a half years, the last seven months at Leeds. When I asked the same question to the Leeds players, some had 30%, others 40%. These last seven months in Leeds have perhaps erased four years…”