"I don't really believe it much any more, " he told French newspaper L'Equipe.

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"If I'd gone against the medical experts, people would have thought I was mad - or, worse in my position - trying to do the dirty on one of the clubs, " he told French newspaper L'Equipe.

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"I have a Russian passport, but I remain French and I will probably have dual Belgian nationality, " he told French sports channel L'Equipe 21.

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