Abline delighted to aim higher with Monaco

According to L'Équipe and Onze Mondial, Matthis Abline, who moved from Nantes to Monaco, appreciates no longer fighting relegation and is seeking his first goal.

Photo: Onze Mondial (new window)

Matthis Abline says he is happy to have left the relegation battle. The forward, who spent the last few years at FC Nantes, has joined AS Monaco, reports Onze Mondial.

"It does you good mentally to be able to play for something other than survival," he says, as quoted by the magazine. L'Équipe, for its part, headlines: "It feels good to be able to play for something other than survival." According to the daily, Abline is reportedly 100% fit with Monaco and still searching for his first goal this season.

Sources

  1. L’Équipe« Ça fait du bien de pouvoir jouer autre chose que le maintien » : après Nantes, Matthis Abline à 100 % avec Monaco et en quête de son premier but cette saison (new window)lequipe.fr
  2. Onze Mondial"Cela fait du bien mentalement de pouvoir disputer autre chose que le maintien" ... Loin de Nantes, Abline s'éclate à Monaco (new window)onzemondial.com