Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has recalled his early days with Olympique Marseille.
Mendy had a short spell with OM seven years ago.
He recalled to France Football: "I had just refused a CFA club which offered me to sign for 900 euros. But soon being the father of a family, it was inconceivable. A friend had a shop and was looking for someone to run it, I was ready to accept.
"But Ted Lavie (his former teammate in Cherbourg) called me: 'Edou, I spoke with the coach of the OM reserve goalkeepers. He's looking for someone, are you interested?'
"No one other than my parents knew I was going there. I enter the locker room, I see Lass Diarra, Ocampos, Nkoulou ... Guys, two weeks ago, I I watched them on TV against Juve.
"It was the three most stressful days. My parents kept asking me, 'So they called you?' Friday night, Stéphane (Cassard) tells me that my test is validated and that they are waiting for me on Monday. There, there is all the weight that I have carried for a year that leaves.
"I will remember this call all my life. My mother had held back tears for a year, she let it all go. I saw smiles on the faces again, it felt too good."
