Announced to return to Ligue 1 during the next winter transfer window, Florian Thauvin is no longer a starter at Udinese, with whom he scored two goals and made an assist this season in Serie A.
Almost 31 years old, and two and a half years after leaving OM for the Tigres in Mexico, Florian Thauvin would have requested his departure from Udinese for a return to Ligue 1, as recently stated Football transfer window. The 2018 world champion would have touches with the Stade Rennais of his friend Steve Mandanda, with the OL of former Marseille manager David Friio as well as with Montpellier, where he would benefit from playing time.
“FloTov” is biding its time. The left-handed right winger no longer plays much with the Udine team. He is content to come into play for the last quarter of an hour with the current 17th in Serie A and even remained on the bench 10 days ago against Sassuolo (2-2). He should not start during Thiago Motta’s Bologna reception on Saturday, on behalf of the 18th day of Serie A. Can’t wait for 2024!
Arriving at the Friulani a year ago, after his mixed experience in Monterrey, Thauvin did not score in his first part of the season and has two goals and an assist since the start of the current year. The Orléans native is far from his OM standards, he finished the 2017-2018 season with 26 goals. Its president, Jacques-Henri Eyraud, according to him, would not even have considered an offer of 80 million euros…
