Wahbi Khazri Retirement: Tunisian Football Legend Hangs Up Boots

A page is turning for Ligue 1 fans. A notable figure in the French championship for more than a decade, Tunisian international Wahbi Khazri announced his retirement this Friday evening at the microphone of Canal+. Passed by Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne or even Montpellier and Bastia, the 34-year-old attacking midfielder has been without a club since his departure from MHSC this summer.

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“It’s time to announce the end of my career. This past which gave me so much and to which I gave so much. I have a lot of emotions and I didn’t know I was going to react like this. I thank my family, my loved ones and the teammates who gave me so much. The clubs that trusted me. And Tunisia, without whom I could not have played in the World Cup. It’s a page that is turning”he said. He will have left his mark on Ligue 1 with goals from elsewhere, including this famous lob with the Greens against Metz.

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