The French Steven Nzonzi returns to Sánchez Pizjuán this wednesday en the ranks of Rennes, Sevilla's rival in the second day of the group stage of the Champions League, and he does so remembering the ugly way that the talented midfielder had to leave the Sevilla entity, where he arrived in the summer of 2015 as a Monchi bet that was soon uncovered as another of his resounding successes. Coming from Stoke City for about 7 million, the Frenchman of Congolese origin stood out for his elegance and quality in midfield, as well as for his great physique.
Nzonzi renewed his contract the following year by raising his performance and the club placed a buyout clause of 45 million euros on him, but the Frenchman soon began to pressure the club to sell him, even going as far as to declare himself in default and traveling to London without permission from the club to find a team. Sounded was his disagreement with Eduardo Berizzo after the Argentine replaced him at halftime in a Champions League match against Liverpool that the Nervionenses lost 3-0. Finally Berizzo's decision took effect, since Sevilla would manage to tie and that same night after the game the coach announced that he had prostate cancer. With the Argentine he would not play anymore and Yes, I would do it with Vincenzo Montella after his dismissal, although nothing would be the same and the player's relationship with the club and with the fans was not good.
Finally Nzonzi was transferred to Roma for about 20 million euros as his own bet Monchi on his way to the team Italian as sports director, but the French did not catch on in Calcio and both he and the one from San Fernando received quite a bit of criticism. He was loaned to Turkish football and on his return to France in the ranks of the Rennes is reconnecting with his good football as a couple of Camavinga, the rising star of the French team, in the center of the field.
Nzonzi returns to Nervión with pending accounts, although the absence of public will reduce morbidity on his return to Sánchez Pizjuán. World champion with France in 2018, he played a total of 136 games with Sevilla scoring 8 goals.