Kevin Trapp has spoken about his move to Paris – and his love for the French capital.
The former Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp explained his transfer to Paris FC in an interview and raved about the French capital.
“First of all, I wanted to leave Frankfurt at the right time. This year we qualified for the Champions League, and in 2002 we had already won the Europa League,” Trapp told the French sports newspaper L’Équipe : “The goal was to leave the club at the highest possible level.”
About his new club, Trapp said: “It is a very ambitious, exciting project, also with the shareholders and their vision. And being part of this club, this team from the beginning was important to me.”
For him, “the return to Paris is a bit like returning home, the adjustment went quite quickly. I kept my apartment here.”
Trapp played for the major Parisian club PSG (2015 to 2018) before his time in Frankfurt. Last summer, he moved to the up-and-coming Paris FC.
Trapp sees being planned only as a backup player as motivation. “The coach and I talked about our visions, about what we want to achieve in the club, where we want to go, about my role, what I can contribute to the team, and we agreed quite quickly,” he said.
However, he did not come “to give up,” Trapp said: “On the contrary, I train even harder now to put pressure on the others, because that’s how you push yourself forward.”
For Trapp, it is “important to give everything, train well, and help the team with my experience and qualities. To show the coach that he can rely on me when he needs me.”
But Trapp did not return to the French capital just to play football. “It is the most beautiful city in the world, you have everything, you can do everything, you can have fun, you can retreat, you really have all the possibilities here. That was also a factor that made the adjustment here easier for me,” he explained his love for Paris.
“No matter where you walk, there are always beautiful buildings full of history. It is a privilege to be able to practice my profession in this city and also to live here,” Trapp explained.
When asked if Trapp could imagine taking on a role at Paris FC after his career, he replied: “I will certainly not become a coach. But a role as a manager or sports director would interest me. If one day we can talk about it and exchange ideas, I could very well imagine that, but that is still a long way off.”