LOSC Lille identify Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa of Montpellier for defensive role – Ligue 1 news
Reigning Ligue 1 champions LOSC Lille have identified Montpellier Herault defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa as a potential target for this summer’s transfer window. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Central-African-Republic-c2868 international defender is one of the hottest young prospects in French
league and is courted by several clubs in Ligue 1 and in other European leagues.
The 22-year-old defender is highly-thought-off at Lille and coach Rudi Garcia has been monitoring the youngster’s progress at the Stade de la Mosson for a long time. Montpellier president Louis Nicollin knows that his club would be hard pressed to keep hold
of the highly-rated defender who is a product of the Montpellier youth academy.
Rumours suggest that although Montpellier direction is resigned to the fact that the player is likely to leave this summer, the club will not sell the youngster for less than 8 million Euros – a price that could be a great bargain for LOSC Lille. Following
the departure of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863, Lille are short on defensive numbers and are in the market for a new defender. Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa definitely fits into this category as he has a good sound experience of playing in the
Ligue 1 despite his young age.
Yanga-Mbiwa moved to France from Bangui, Central African Republic at a very young age. The youngster came up from the youth ranks of Montpellier and in 2007, made his debut for the club in a 1-0 defeat to Bastia on February 23. After making appearances from
the bench in the 2007/08 season, the youngster quickly established himself as a started and since then, has made 135 league appearances and has scored three goals.
Yanga-Mbiwa represented France at the Under-21 level and played eight games but when the time came for him to represent France; he chose to represent the country of his birth.
With Lille already looking to sign Marko Basa from Lokomotiv Moscow, the club’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Skills-c40539 in him to become a top class Ligue 1 defender.
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