Florian Thauvin at André-Pierre Gignac's Tigers?
It's very, very hot ... even scorching.
In recent weeks, the trend has been more towards an extension of the 28-year-old world champion, free at the end of the season at OM.
Water had indeed flowed under the bridges since he was "surprised" to find himself without a proposal from the Olympians bosses a few months before the end of his lease, in an interview with
L'Equipe
. “I believe that this is an issue that should have been resolved a long time ago, that a player in my position should not find himself in this situation today. This should have been settled immediately after the 2018 World Cup, ”added the ex-Bastiais, whose case had moved with the rise of Pablo Longoria in the organization chart. The momentum was warming. "We are moving forward with Thauvin and Amavi, we continue to discuss with them", recently said the new Spanish president of Olympique de Marseille, at a press conference.
Discussions which are about to be concluded for Amavi, as reported by
L'Equipe
, but obviously not for Thauvin. Various Mexican sources announced Thursday that he is very tempted by the opportunity to join the recent finalists of the Club World Cup in Monterey.
Provence
confirmed this information, affirming that the Marseillais is "on the verge" of rallying the Tigers, when AFP speaks of a "mutual interest".
RMC
goes further, evoking a "total agreement in principle" between the two parties. According to various media, the Mexican offer is very attractive from a financial point of view (5 M € per year?), More than that of other clubs which have, more or less concretely, manifested themselves (Seville, Lyon, Palace ...).
A definitive trait on the Blues?
Still according to
RMC
, the Monterey club offers a five-year contract to Florian Thauvin, who would therefore find Gignac in Mexico. Which Gignac rose to the rank of legend on the other side of the Atlantic, with 149 achievements in 260 matches since his departure in 2015. That had not prevented him from participating in Euro 2016 with the Blues . To see if Thauvin, who already seems far from the France group, does not in fact draw a definitive line on his future in the selection with this now very likely departure for a little publicized championship in our latitudes ... It is in any case a hard blow for OM, which would see one of its best elements slip away without touching any compensation. If this is not an interlude in Newcastle (16 matches), Florian Thauvin has been playing in Marseille since 2015 (86 goals, 61 assists, 279 matches). He still has three league games for,if necessary, leave La Canebière on a good note in the form of European qualification.
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