BADÉ: "I HAVE THE FEELING THAT EVERYTHING IS PERFECT FOR ME AT SEVILLA"

Loïc Badé spoke to the official media just after signing his new contract as a Sevilla player after last season's loan spell: "We've had a very good season and I feel very good at the club and in the city. It was easy because all the negotiations were ready before I came here. I just needed Monchi to say yes and thankfully he did." He also recalled his video on the Púskas Arena pitch, in which the sporting director general himself confirmed his continuity: "Monchi thought it was a video for me and when he saw it on social networks he said to me what are you doing, but it was the celebration and when we are very happy we can say what we want. The people here are very friendly, the players in the dressing room, the fans.... They are always very kind and I have the impression that, here in Sevilla, everything is perfect for me. On social networks I can see the support of the fans, when things are complicated and when we do well. That's why I really like it here."

He has played 27 games in this first half-season: "When I came here, my goal was to try to play 15 games. I've played 27 and for me it's perfect. I didn't think I could play so many games, but it's very good. The end of the season has been perfect, winning the Europa League and being selected for France. I don't have a holiday but it's for a good cause and we're going to try to do good things with the national team. It's difficult to believe what we've achieved, but I have the impression that I'm living a dream. The whole team has worked hard to achieve this and with the support of the fans and hard work, you can achieve a lot. He said that beating United was key: "I was in a dream because my friends were here and my family. The stadium was all white... It's the first time I've seen anything like that. It was a crazy game against United, a huge team with very good players. But in the Europa League we can do huge things and I scored a goal. It was a dream for me."

"When I came here, my goal was to try to play 15 games. I've played 27"

From there to Budapest: "I was nervous because it was my first final. At the same time I was confident, because we have a lot of players in the team who have played in many finals. I spoke to Fernando, who had won it twice before and I could feel that the players were very confident. That makes you more confident and then we did the job. When Montiel stepped up, in my head I saw the World Cup final and I knew it was going to be a great goal."

He also spoke about Mendilibar's arrival: "When there's a change, it's because things aren't going well. All of us players have tried to work harder and Mendilibar has tried to change things. With that confidence from winning games, you can do a lot of things. In training, he's very tough, but if there's a problem, he always comes to talk to you afterwards to tell you what he wants from you. He's like a father. And now, to think about next season: "The team knows that the season has been very hard and we have learned a lot of things. We have to be ready from the first game." Everything will start with the Super Cup: "We'll see against whom. We know that the rival will be very good, but anything can happen in a game." And his first chance in the Champions League will also come: "It's my dream to play in the Champions League. I'm going to try to be ready to play as many games as possible.

Finally, he wanted to send a message to the fans: "I want to thank them for their support, for the five months I've spent with them. It was very difficult for me when I arrived here, but now I'm a Sevillista for the next four years and we're going to try to do great things."