Mehdi Benatia🎙️🔴 : "We talked few days ago after he scored, it was against Dortmund, I texted David after the game... For me Alaba is one of the top top guys I've known in football."

📍 - Interview with @ManuLonjon
Mehdi Benatia🎙️🔴 : "At Bayern my closest friend was Frank Ribéry but I was also close to Dante and kind of everyone who spoke a little French, like Rafinha who also spoke Italian."
Mehdi Benatia🎙️🔴 : "I'm so happy to see this new Bayern, it's a Machine. They had few step backs. Of course It was difficult to manage the after Ribéry and Robben, two players that you simply can't replace."
Mehdi Benatia🎙️🔴 : " Frank in Munich ? He was more than a player, he was the boss, the Kaiser. After his departure, Bayern had to rebuild, they had to count on the new generation."
Mehdi Benatia🎙️🔴 : "When i say new generation, i think about Kingsley Coman who sadly had his share of tough injuries, but he is a top player."

"When he joined Bayern, i was already there. I still remember how he kept working so hard "after" training to improve technically..."
Mehdi Benatia🎙️🔴 : "I liked him a lot and I'm very happy for that kid, very happy he scored the winner in the UCL.

I think he has an incredible future ahead of him because he is still young."
The journalist : When you hear "Bayern" do you feel proud having been part of the club's history or regrets knowing you could've done better in Munich ?

Mehdi Benatia🎙️🔴 : "When I hear Bayern? First of all I think of "the institution", in other words Mr. Rummenigge."
Mehdi Benatia🎙️🔴 : "A true gentleman, one of the best people I've met in Football. I'll never forget what he did for me & my family."

"My family struggled to adapt, so for me it was difficult but if we're talking from a sporting point of view ? You can't dream of a better club"
Mehdi Benatia🎙️🔴 : "Everything is perfect, the organization, the institution, the history, the way they treat you as a player, the Allianz Arena!!! My god! i have some memories there... incredible! Like when i scored vs Barcelona or the many titles we won there etc.."
Mehdi Benatia🎙️🔴 :" Bayern is something else but indeed i have some regrets like my injuries and the fact that i couldn't adapt to life in Germany but I'll always be grateful to Karl Heinz Rummenigge who kept his word and respected my wish when i wanted to leave."
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