Florent Malouda has described his exile at Chelsea as "petty", reports London24. The 32-year-old France international is in the final year of his contract, was excluded from the Blues' 25-man first-team squad and has spent the season training with the under-21 team.
"The details I'll explain when I'm free, but the strategy they use is to make me look like a player seeking substantial compensation," Malouda told France-Guyane.
"It's petty but more than anything else it makes me smile because it shows how these people regard me.
"If you are excluded for one year, it is very, very long. You must be armed mentally.
"All this is done to break me mentally, but in reality it motivates me enormously."
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