Lukebakio: “Sambi Lokonga is a top-level player”

11/13/2024

Updated at 9:10 p.m.

Dodi Lukebakio has been cited again by Domenico TedescoBelgian coach, for the international matches that his team will face in the coming days against Italy and Israel corresponding to the Nations League. The attacker will not be the only representative of Sevilla with Belgium, since he is accompanied by Sambi Lokonga, a footballer whom he praised in the press room yesterday.

«I am very happy for Sambi. I train with him every day. Honestly, I’ve seen him from afar but never trained with him, and I can truly say that He is a top level player», commented on the player who is on loan at Sevilla from Arsenal and who had not responded to the call of the Belgian team for more than two years. «I was waiting for your call, but first he had to focus on his injuries because it was not easy for him. Sambi works very hard. I always told him that he had to be patient and that first he had to concentrate on having continuity in the games. The rest would come. When they called him I was very happy for him. For me he deserves it and now it’s his turn to take advantage of his opportunity.”added the attacker about his teammate at Sevilla.

Lukebakio was also asked about his other compatriot at the club, Stanis Idumbo, currently injured: «Sometimes we get together off the field and we spend a lot of time together at the training center. It’s true that we get along very well, we laugh a lot. Not only the three, there are also many French speakers within the squad. Besides that, The three of us had the opportunity to play together once (against Espanyol in Cornellá) and we won, so it’s special. “Honestly, we are having a great time together and we really hope we can help the team.”