Lille would like to secure the services of an experienced and well-known striker in the French championship.
Lille is having a fairly mixed start to the season. Before a return barrage from the Europa League Conference which is akin to a first turning point, the northern club left a mixed impression in Ligue 1, where it has been blowing hot and cold since the curtain went up.
The defeat conceded in Lorient on Sunday (1-4) sounds like a first alert in the eyes of the management of LOSC. And she comes to remind, if necessary, that the workforce still seems a bit tight to play on all fronts and face a physically demanding schedule.
Lille would thus have the desire to expand its group by Friday evening, the closing date of this summer transfer window. One sector would be concerned: the attack. According to information from Fabrizio Romano, LOSC would consider Danish international striker Martin Braithwaite to strengthen.
Lille rushes on this former Barça
At the age of 32, Braithwaite has a great experience of the high level since he went through FC Barcelona before joining the other club of the Catalan city, Espanyol, where he currently plays. Versatile and combative, the Dane above all has the advantage of knowing Ligue 1 after his spells in Toulouse and Bordeaux. Lille would have made a first proposal to Espanyol, without success. But the northern club would prepare a second. To be continued…
