James Brie is named in the Football League Paper's team of the day this morning.
Already becoming a fan favourite, Bree is on a loan until January, but would have preferred to spend the whole season with the Addicks.
James Bree signed for Charlton Athletic on deadline day -
with his loan running until the January transfer window.
The 27-year-old spoke to South London Sport: Charlton Athletic Edition about his
future, with his contract at parent club Southampton expiring at the end of
June.
Why was there a
delay in you going out on loan? Nathan Jones said last week that he had been
forced to bide his time to get you.
Bree: “I had a solid pre-season with Southampton and then got injured in
the last pre-season game. It was a soleus injury in my calf. I was out for four
weeks. Being injured, I wasn’t sure what the situation was. There was nothing
about leaving the club - it hadn’t been spoken about at that point.
“We had a big squad at Southampton and the last week of the
window it was something they put towards me, if that was something I wanted to
do. I wanted to come out and play football. Once the opportunity came up to
work with the gaffer again, at Charlton, I snatched at it.
“I was still dealing with the injury when I first came here
but I was pretty much fit to be on the grass, to be fair.”
Was playing football
this season even more key with your Saints deal not having a huge amount of
time to run?
Bree: “Yeah. With a year left on my contract it was a bit of
a weird one, being sent on loan. It’s not something you see happen much. It is a win-win for everyone - especially for
me. I didn’t want to waste a year if I wasn’t going to play. I definitely wanted
to come to Charlton and play.
“Initially I thought it was going to be a season-long loan
and it ended up being six months. I’m not sure what the technicalities behind
that all were. I’d rather it be a full season - whether that be a loan or
whatever it turns into. We’ll just see how it goes until January and go from
there.
“I wanted to come and play. I’m enjoying working with the
gaffer.”
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