Enzo Le Fée discusses his move to Roma, impressions from Stadio Olimpico and more

Roma midfielder Enzo Le Fée discussed his move to the Giallorossi in the summer.

In an interview with Free Foot YouTube channel, the French midfielder said, “This summer I actually didn’t really have any intention of changing teams, I was happy at Rennes, even if I had a bit of difficulty feeling at home.”

“This is because already at the start of last season, with Bruno Genesio, things didn’t go as planned and because I felt I needed a period of adaptation. After he was fired, I was starting to find my football again and integrating well and Julien Stéphan arrived.”

“With him I started to play well but, unfortunately, in the Coupe de France I got injured and that slowed me down. I came back towards the end of the season, but without feeling at home and without receiving the affection of the fans and that bothered me.”

“So this summer I took the trouble to leave Rennes. We then received a call from Florent Ghisolfi who had the opportunity to bring me to Roma.”

“Roma? When I entered the dressing room I don’t know if they knew me, I don’t think so, but they acted as if we had always known each other and this helps to put you at ease.”

“The first week everything went well, but in the following weeks I struggled because of the heat, I’m a person who likes to run, but the athletic preparation in Italy was difficult.”

“What impressed me most was the number of people who work inside this club, there are more people in the staff than players and this shocked me. The training facilities are also incredible, although the best part is the crowd.”

“In Rennes or Lorient only a few people recognised me, here almost everyone. The fans experience the club intensely and this makes you understand the leap forward.”

“The first time at the Stadio Olimpico unfortunately I didn’t start. As soon as we entered the field and passed in front of the fans I had shivers, you have the impression of entering an arena. Then I entered the field, I played 15 minutes and I got hurt.”

“My dad? His dream was to become a professional footballer. Unfortunately, that derailed a little early and then I came into the world. I think he gave me a shirt as a gift when I was born, He sent me to training when I could barely walk.”

“He did everything to get me into that world. I think he had no difficulty getting me into it because it was also something innate in me. And I remember, quite young anyway, having the maturity to tell him that ‘whereas for him the train was derailing, for me it continued and in the end I managed to climb the ladder to be able to enter the professional world and to be able to flourish in this world.”

“Every time I went to visit him in prison there were two or three of his friends who would walk by and say ‘the future, the future’. So I already knew that inside he talked a lot about me.”

“And then I managed to get into the professional world so he could see the games live and then it took on an even bigger proportion because the whole prison started watching the game. As soon as I arrived, he came to visit me and talked to me, I wasn’t necessarily seen as a star, but I was seen more as Jérémy’s son, for example.”

“He committed suicide to avoid paying these guys because he couldn’t and didn’t want to ask me. I hope we can have a drink together and laugh about it when I reach him someday.”