http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VfL-Wolfsburg-c40881 keeping tabs on Andre-Pierre Gignac – Ligue 1 news
Reinstated in the first-team of Olympique de Marseille, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 international Andre-Pierre Gignac’s future at the club is still under scrutiny.
Following his outburst with coach Didier Deschamps in a training session a few days back, Gignac was dropped from the team and missed Olympique de Marseille’s 3-0 victory over archrivals Paris Saint-Germain at the Stade Velodrome on Sunday.
Reports in French media now suggest that German Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg are keeping a close eye on the situation of Gignac at the Rhone club and could make an offer to Marseille for the player in the upcoming winter transfer window.
L’Equipe suggests that the attacker is also attracting interest from English and Spanish clubs. However, the sports daily now claims that VfL Wolfsburg might be the leading candidates to attain the services of the former Toulouse striker who has seen a torrid
time at Marseille since his arrival from Toulouse in the summer of 2010.
The 2009 German champions are currently in 12th place in the Bundesliga standings with 16 points and manager Felix Magath is keen on bringing some fresh new faces to the Volkswagen Arena. Reports suggest that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 would ask a
fee in the region of 6 to 8 million Euros for parting with the want-away striker. The fee is certainly within the reach of Wolfsburg whose sponsor Volkswagen are willing to finance deals for new arrivals in the winter transfer window.
However, Andre-Pierre Gignac’s recent disciplinary controversy could go against him in making a move to the Lower Saxony club. Manager Felix Magath is well known for being a strict disciplinarian and the German will certainly stamp his authority on the player
if need arises.
A move to Wolfsburg might be a little complicated as an injury to Loic Remy in the 3-0 Clasico win over PSG leaves Deschamps short on strike force. Furthermore, with the Ayew brothers, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ghana-c2905 in the upcoming African
Cup of Nations in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Equatorial-Guinea-c2892, the club’s striker force would be depleted. This would mean that Gignac might have to wait for new arrivals before the club sanctions a transfer.
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