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He had to celebrate his birthday with a smile. But it can not be said of supporters of OM. Anyway, Florian Thauvin (23 years old) learned good news yesterday: Newcastle, the club to which he belongs, is about to enlist Andros Townsend (Tottenham).
As revealed by the British media on Monday night, the Magpies and Spurs have agreed in principle to transfer the dry (approximately € 15.5m) for the England striker, expected today in north-east England to meet the traditional medical visit prior to the signing of his contract. This arrival, which conditioned the return to OM on loan (without option to buy) of Orleans, should theoretically pass the lights to green.
Confined to the bench by Steve McClaren, the coach of the Toons, Thauvin mopes in England, where he has played just 422 minutes in small since his arrival. And he wants to revive in Marseille, he left this summer when Rémy Cabella was the opposite way. "If he has the opportunity to go and play in Marseille, he goes there, it will do him good ", assured his teammate and compatriot Moussa Sissoko in Téléfoot.
Still waiting for an opening on a striker (Doumbia, Samatta) leaders of OM, Vincent Labrune head, must now decide between Thauvin and Bertrand Traore (Chelsea). But the case of the latter is complicated because the Blues want OM take full charge of their salary (monthly € 200 000). Where, according to our information, the former Olympian pulls out of the game by being willing to make a financial effort Consequently, via an amendment to his contract, to lower his salary. In these lean times, it is not trivial ... Does this mean the side of the Olympian ambitious club? Nothing is less sure.