Ligue 1 special: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Eden-Hazard-c11863 of Lille and Marvin Martin of Sochaux the most sought-after players in the Ligue 1
With the summer transfer window in its full swing, French Ligue 1 has seen a lot of activity in the transfer market in a long time. Paris Saint-Germain are now making a lot of moves in the transfer window thanks to the financial backing of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Qatar-c2986 Investment
Authority. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130 have been quite careful in the transfer market so far while Lille have been busy keeping hold of the squad that did the city proud in the now-concluded 2010/2011 Ligue 1 season.
Bettor.com now takes a look at Lille midfielder Eden Hazard and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 international Marvin Martin who could be involved in a long transfer saga and could also be involved in a tug-of-war between clubs.
Eden Hazard (LOSC Lille)
The 20-year-old Belgian International saw his best season with Lille and helped LOSC to an historic domestic double. The youngster was the driving force behind Lille’s first Championnat in almost 57 years and was voted Ligue 1 player of the year this year.
His suitors
The youngster is attracting a lot of interest from top European clubs. The likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan are reportedly interested in the services of the talented midfielder who has been at Lille since
he was 16 years old. Though Hazard’s contract at Villeneuve d’Ascq lasts until the summer of 2014, a fee in the region of 40 million Euros is believed to be enough to land the player. However, the youngster is definitely going to be involved in a big transfer
saga this summer if he chooses to leave Stade Metropole.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marvin-Martin-c24496
The Sochaux Montbéliard midfielder needs no introduction any more. The youngster was still an unknown quantity in the European stage. However things changed after the youngster made his debut for France in an international friendly against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 at the
Donbass Arena in Donetsk. The youngster replaced Lille midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Yohan-Cabaye-c37423 for the final 17 minutes of the game with the score tied at 1-1. In just 17 minutes the youngster showed why he is so highly-rated by the Sochaux coaching staff. After scoring
a debut goal, Martin provided fellow debutant http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Younes-Kaboul-c37543 with an assist and capped off a brilliant night in Ukraine by scoring a second goal as France beat the Ukrainians 4-1.
His suitor
Since his 17 minutes of sheer brilliance, Martin has become one of the most highly-sought-after players in the Ligue 1 following his phenomenal performances for Sochaux in the league. Though Sochaux are adamant that they will not let go of their prized asset,
the likes of Lyon, Lille, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain are not deterred by Les Lionceuax’s attempts to fend-off interest in the midfielder. The 23-year-old midfielder will definitely be on his way out of the Stade Auguste Bonal by the end of this
transfer window. As things stand, the youngster might prefer a move within France which could prove to be a logical decision by the youngster who still has to prove himself at European level.
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