Olympique de Marseille sporting director, Jose Anigo has announced that the club might be forced to sell http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 international Mathieu Valbuena in the summer transfer window with Spain or England as the most likely destination
For the past six years, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mathieu-Valbuena-c24690 have had a lovely relationship. Les Phoceens took their chances on the pint-sized player and Valbuena proved his loyalty and importance to the club.
A few years ago, he scored a decisive Champions League goal at Anfield against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Petit-c29836 Velo scored a decisive Champions League goal yet again (against Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park).
This season, Valbuena has provided 11 assists in Ligue 1.
Paradoxically, Valbuena is part of the players who sell the most jerseys at Marseille.
There is this little question on his future though. The 27-year-old has always said that he likes playing for OM. Under contract at the Stade Velodrome until 2015, Valbuena is keen on having a new experience in the near future.
“An experience elsewhere, why not? But today, I am at Marseille, and before you think about it, I want to make a good second half of the season,” said Valbuena while tlaking to the media.
In recent months, Valbuena has shown signs of fatigue which could leave open the door to a departure this summer.
This can be confirmed by sporting director Jose Anigo as well. Anigo was the person responsible for bringing the midfielder to the club.
While talking to OMtv, Anigo spoke about his player’s future and hinted at a possible exit during the summer transfer window.
“I think so, because Mathieu finished his sixth season. I know he wants to see something else. I think that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749,” says Anigo who understands why Valbuena wants to play somewhere else
in the future.
The likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429, Tottenham and Atletico Madrid have been keeping tabs on the player so far and the summer transfer window could see Valbuena say au Revoir to his beloved OM for the sake of taking his career to the next level.
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