Olympique de Lyonnais double offer to 14 million Euros for Sochaux star Marvin Martin – Ligue 1 news
Reports in France suggest that seven-time Ligue 1 champions http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130 have doubled their offer to 14 million Euros in a bid to bring highly-rated France international to Stade Gerland.
Marvin Martin is currently under contract at Sochaux Montbéliard until 2014 and is attracting interest from a host of European clubs following a phenomenal season with Les Lionceaux. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marvin-Martin-c24496 turned out to be the revelation of the 2010/2011 Ligue 1
season for Sochaux and was the top assist provider in the Ligue with 17 assists.
The youngster made his debut for the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 national team a few weeks ago and his 17 minutes for Les Bleus have done more than enough to alert football club around Europe. In France, Ligue 1 champions LOSC Lille are keen on signing the youngster and reportedly
made a seven million Euros bid for the midfielder. However, Sochaux rejected the bid. President of Sochaux http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexandre-c4885 Lacombe is adamant that he will let go of the club’s prized asset and while talking to the media, Les Lionceaux supremo said, “I am not a seller
and the door for Martin’s exit will remain closed”.
Marvin Martin on the other hand is also eager to make a switch to a bigger club. Martin’s agent, Jean-Marie Cantona also admitted his player’s desire of leaving Stade Auguste Bonal. “It is very clear that Marvin wants to leave. It is time for him to move
towards the next level,” said Cantona while talking to La Provence.
President of Lyon, Jean-Michel Aulas is also keen on signing the highly-rated midfielder and after having received around 13 million Euros on the sale of Jeremy Toulalan to Malaga, is ready to use the cash to finance a move for Martin. LOSC Lille on the
other hand are also willing to up their bid in order to bring the player to Stade Metropole.
Though Sochaux direction is unwilling to let go of the player and are trying their best to fend off interest in the player, it seems that the Montbéliard-based club might lose the player this summer as Lille and Lyon are desperate in getting Martin’s services.
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