Pushed towards the exit by OM, Daniel Van Buyten packed during the 2004 winter transfer window. Asked about his departure from Marseille, the former central defender admitted that he had always had huge regrets. Indeed, Daniel Van Buyten – who is currently part of the Bayern organization chart – has left OM on a counter -coeur.
In the summer of 2001, theWhether spent around 11.5M € to snatch Daniel Van Buyten at Standard. After two and a half years of good and loyal service to Marseillethe former central defender had to take the door of Velodrome. During an interview with EurosportDaniel Van Buyten admitted that he always regretted his departure from theWhether.
“I sign without wanting to sign because I am lost”
« Do you regret having left OM in January 2004? Yes. I regret having been pushed towards the exit. In addition, I had just played a few matches with the captain’s armband, I was top scorer of the club the previous season. We played the European Cup. At that time, the club tells me that that’s where, otherwise I’m not going to have playing time. I am still young. I may be a little influenced. There is an opportunity to go to Manchester City. Manchester United also inquired. My dad wanted me to get closer to the family. But I was not ready to leave. The proof, it was done in the last minutes of the transfer window ”confessed Daniel Van Buytenbefore adding a layer.
“I shouldn’t have left”
“I sign without wanting to sign because I am a little lost. I may also do it a little for my father, but also because I was afraid of not playing OM. Very quickly, I realized that the supporters would surely have claimed my return to the field. I shouldn’t have left. But on the other hand, I chained with two excellent years in Hamburg, and it then allowed me to go to Bayern Munich ”the conclusion Daniel Van Buytenwhich is currently part of the organization chart of the Bayern.
