http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130 keeping tabs on Michael Chretien of Nancy Lorraine – Ligue 1 news
Seven-time French Ligue 1 champions Olympique Lyonnais are keeping tabs on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Morocco-c2961 international Michael Chretien who is currently plying his trade with Nancy Lorraine.
The 27-year-old has been attracting a lot of interest from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Turkey-c3026 and Rhone following his decent outings with Nancy in the 2010/2011 Ligue 1 campaign during which Chretian played an important part in helping Les Chardons avoid relegation.
Reports in French media now suggest that the defender is now looking to make a move away from the municipality of Meurthe-et-Moselle amid strong interest from Turkish giants http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bursaspor-c38700 and Olympique Lyonnais.
Les Gones coach Remi Garde is still looking to sign another defender before the end of the transfer window. After already having secured the services of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Burkina-Faso-c2862 international Bakary Kone from Guingamp, Garde is now looking to further strengthen his
team’s defence before the end of the transfer window.
After defeating Russian Premier League side Rubin Kazan 4-2 on aggregate, Lyon have qualified for the UEFA Champions League. With that, Lyon now have some extra cash to spend in the transfer window which means that Remi Garde will have a decent amount of
money to spend on players who he feels would help the club stay in contention for domestic and continental honours this season.
Reports now suggest that the 45-year-old Lyon coach is considering making an offer for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-c25261 Chretien who is also keen on moving to a new challenge in his football career. The versatile defender can play in all defensive positions, an attribute that is
admired a lot by Garde.
Furthermore, Nancy are also willing to let go of the player who has been at the club all his life. A fee in the region of just 500,000 Euros is believed to be enough to sign the talented defender. A move to the Stade Gerland cannot be ruled out as Chretien
is keen on joining a club where he would get to play in the UEFA Champions League.
Lyon will be playing in the group stages of the tournament with the likes of Real Madrid, Ajax Amsterdam and Dinamo Zagreb.
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