LOSC Lille close in on Saint-Etienne winger Dimitri Payet – Ligue 1 news
Reports in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dimitri-Payet-c11276.
The 24-year-old Les Verts winger has been under the radar of Lille for a long time and reports now suggest that LOSC are getting close to getting the player’s signature. The youngster has long been linked with a move away from Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. On
Thursday, reports suggested that English Premier League side Liverpool FC were also interested in the services of the winger. However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 were not willing to offer more than seven million Euros for the winger – a price that falls well short of Les Verts’
valuation of the player.
Saint-Etienne chairman, Roland Romeyer was initially adamant that Payet would be sold but is now willing to let go of the highly-rated winger. The chairman believes that the youngster would benefit from a transfer. Payet was initially linked with a move
away from the club in the January transfer window but the club chose to hold on to him instead. While talking to the media, Romeyer said, “There were some problems in the winter transfer window so we chose not to sell him,” before disclosing Payet’s valuation
at 12 million Euros. Romeyer also said that two French clubs and one from Bundesliga and the English Premier League is interested in Payet.
However, Romeyer believes that Lille are close to acquiring the player as they are close to the Saint-Etienne’s valuation of the player. Ivory Coast international http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 FC. The 24-year-old’s
departure would definitely leave the club short of attacking strength. However, if Lille manage to get Payet’s signature, the French champions would get a player whose experience in the Ligue 1 would be appreciated a lot. Since his debut for Les Verts in 2007,
Payet has made over 129 appearances for Saint-Etienne and has scored 19 goals. the youngster has so far made only 3 appearances for the French national team but a move to Lille could definitely play a crucial part in his development as a key player for both
club and country.
Tags: