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Pontus Jansson stated that he had been sold to Brentford because Leeds "understood that they could earn some money" and had hinted that his relationship with Marcelo Bielsa had not occurred. not optimal because of language problems.
The defender joined Brentford late Monday for a three-year contract for an undisclosed amount. His performances last season earned him a place in the championship team of the year. His campaign was also marked by attempts to ignore Bielsa's call to Leeds to allow Aston Villa to equalize against them.
"Leeds had to sell to balance its accounts because of FFP and they understood that they could make money with me," Jansson told the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. "I told my agent [Martin Dahlin] that I wanted to stay in England when this situation arose. Several tempting offers have been proposed by different clubs, but I am happy here and I made myself known in this country.
"My ambition is to play in the Premier League but I did not want to wait for the good club in the Premier League to make an offer later in the summer and let this chance [to join Brentford] pbad me by. At first, I felt that Brentford was made for me.
"I have always enjoyed having a close relationship with my coach. Like the relationship I had with Roland Nilsson or Rikard Norling for example. It has not been so easy with Bielsa and language is one of the reasons.
"I consider Bielsa very well as one of the best coaches I have worked with. He is special, he believes in his idea to the fullest and I learned a lot from him. "
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