"This is an important season for me"- Mohammed Salisu discloses ahead of UCL debut
22 Mohammed SALISU (asm) – 16 Donovan LEONGhana defender Mohammed Salisu has stated how important the 2024/25 season is for him after beginning his AS Monaco career with injury setbacks last season.Salisu missed most of last season but recovered at the business end and completed the campaign in style, helping AS Monca seal qualification for the UEFA Champions League.The 25-year-old will be making his debut in Europe’s elite competition when the French giants face Barcelona on Wednesday.The ex-Southampton defender insists he has a lot to prove as he continues his fine start to the campaign.”We started good as a team and then I started good as an individual, I’m happy for this, because I arrived here injured and it was complicated. This is my first full season and I started pre-season with the team and I feel this is an important season for me so I need to get ready,” he told Flashscore.There’s good spirit in the camp. The boys have good energy in training. We try to fight every game, and go game by game because it’s an important season. We have a lot of games coming, so I think we need to go game by game, I think we are in a good shape,” added Salisu.