Lille Close To Signing Spiderman (Jérémie Janot)
By: Julien | July 15th, 2008
Lille might sign spiderman! Two current goalkeepers that could replace Tony Sylva are Jérémie Janot and Antti Niemi. LOSC is close to signing Janot from ASSE, but Fulham’s Niemi is an alternative if the negotiations don’t pull through.
Rudi Garcia says that the club isn’t rushed for transfers. He said the club still needs a striker and goalkeeper. Garcia also said that the club prefers being patient. I think we also need at least one more defender.
Metz central defender Sébastien Bassong is signing with Newcastle instead of Lille or Lens. Bassong says that it is a great choice for him.
Garcia is trying to keep Kevin Mirallas and Aurélien Chedjou from going to the Olympics. He is afraid that losing both will hurt the club:
“We hope that the club will have a complete squad for the start of Ligue 1, but the Olympic Games complicates things. It isn’t definite, but we might miss Chedjou and Mirallas.”
LOSC played a friendly yesterday 19h at Linselles against Calais. Lille won the match 1-0 thanks to a goal from Fauvergue (39′). Rudi Garcia continues to shuffle around the line-ups. He admits that a starting 11 for next season is coming together. We still don’t know who our new captain is. Tafforeau played in the match, but Cabaye wore the armband. Dumont and Malicki also wore it during this offseason. Match line-ups:
Starting
malicki
beria chedjou franquart tafforeau-
balmont mavuba cabaye (cap)
frau fauvergue obraniak
After 61′
malicki-
van dam rami benzerga bastos
touré debuchy dumont (cap) obraniak (lebbihi 71′)
hazard mirallas
The club’s schedule for the week:
Wednesday: Practice at 9h and 15h, closed to the public.
Thursday: Practice at 9h30 and 16h30, closed to the public.
Friday: Practice at 9h30 and 16h30, closed to the public.
Saturday: Practice at 9h30 (closed to the public), friendly against Waregem at 19h.
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Tags: ASSE, Bassong, Cabaye, Calais, Chedjou, Dumont, Fauvergue, Fulham, Garcia, Janot, Malicki, Matches, Metz, Mirallas, Newcastle, Niemi, Tafforeau, Team News, TransfersSubscribe
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Omar Benzerga made it on the field! Great, he is promising, he may be able to fill in the gaping whole that is the center back position for Lille. But at 17, I dont expect to much yet. No Yanni Salibur though, hopefully Garcia doesnt prefer Toure to Salibur, that would be a crime.
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Janot would be an awesome signing. He’s a terrific keeper, plus his personality would bring some more excitement to Lille.
Though I would miss his anti-Lyon remarks before every OL-ASSE match.
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