Nancy Lorraine defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-c25261 Chretien edging closer to an exit – Ligue 1 news
Reports in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 suggest that Ligue 1 side, Nancy Lorraine defender Michael Chretien has put in a transfer request and is looking to leave the club this summer nine years after making his debut for the club.
The French-Moroccan player has long been linked with a move away from the Stade http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcel-c23507 Picot and had already stalled contract negotiation talks with the club’s representatives this summer. The news comes as a blow to Nancy as the club was looking to extend
the 26-year-old’s stay at the club. Rumours suggest that Chretien was offered a two-year deal on his current contract but the Moroccan international was not satisfied by the wages put in front of him.
German Bundesliga sides http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775 were also monitoring the player’s contractual status and might make a bid for the player.
Blackburn http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385 were also reportedly interested in the player’s services but it seems that interest in the right-back has cooled off in recent times.
Since making his debut for Les Chardons in 2002, Chretien has made over 228 appearances and has scored nine goals. the defender had the option of playing for France but chose to play for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Atlas-c38538.
Though an official for the player’s signature is yet to be received, it is believed that Nancy would be willing to let go of the player for a price of 1 million Euros, which would be a good bargain for any club that signs him.
This season, Nancy finished 13th in the Ligue 1 standings and avoided relegation by just four points. Chretien played an important role in guiding Nancy away from the relegation zone. Though the Moroccan missed 12 games due to injuries and suspension,
the 26 games he played in showed just why the Moroccan is valued so much at the club. However, Chretien has made up his mind to test himself somewhere else which means that Nancy will have to find a good replacement for the departing right-back.
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