Lille have snapped up http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marvin-Martin-c24496 from Sochaux and the talented midfielder has signed a five-year contract with the club from the north of France
Rudi Garcia has identified Marvin Martin as the man to replace http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 few weeks ago for a fee believed to be in region of 40 million Euros.
Lille have utilized ten out of those forty millions to attain the services of the France international. Earlier, it was expected that the deal won’t go through until after the Euros, but the Yankee club have pushed the deal to be completed much earlier in
order to ensure that the 24-year-old is eligible to play in the Champions League playoff round for his new club.
Marvin Martin spent four seasons at Sochaux from 2008 to 2012 and the Paris-born midfielder managed to make 129 Ligue 1 appearances for the club and scored8 goals in the process. However, it was not his goals but his overall play and the commitment to the
cause that has pursued Les Dogues to pay 10 million for the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 international.
Martin has expressed his delight over his move to Lille and termed the transfer as a golden opportunity for him in his footballing career.
"The whole project at Lille persuaded me", said the player.
"The infrastructure is beautiful. I’ve watched closely the building of the Grande Stade Lille: this place will attract a lot of people for sure.”
Lille will play in the next edition of Champions League and that is something that attracts the Frenchman as he has not played in the competition before.
"There is also my ambition of playing in the Champions League. I can’t wait because I have not had a chance to play in this competition."
Like the player, the club has also expressed their delight at the capture of one of the best young midfielders of the country. The Mastiffs have welcomed the player in their squad who is currently with the French squad at Euro 2012 in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Poland-c2983.
LOSC Lille Métropole have huge expectations from their new signing and are hoping that the player will fit in well in the squad and will help the club cope with the upcoming challenges on both domestic and international level.
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