‘Leaving England is scary but I’m here to win’: Charlie Cresswell on Ligue 1 life and his international dream
‘Leaving England is scary but I’m here to win’: Charlie Cresswell on Ligue 1 life and his international dream. The centre-back could not see a way forward at Leeds so moved to France.
The centre-back could not see a way forward at Leeds so moved to France. Now he’s preparing for the biggest game of his life against Juventus By Get French Football News “Leaving England is such a scary, scary decision,” says Charlie Cresswell.
It is a decision that he never thought he would make. His father Richard made a career as a journeyman footballer in England; his brother Alfie was coming through Leeds’ academy; Charlie was already on the fringes of the Yorkshire club’s first team when the opportunity to join Toulouse arose in 2024.
“That was the biggest decision I made in football,” he says. “I’ve been a Leeds fan since I was eight.