WIGAN CLOSE IN ON FRANCE INTERNATIONAL
Wigan manager Steve Bruce is closing in on Marseille’s France international defender Gaël Givet. Bruce, who would prefer to take the centre-back or left-back on loan initially, faces competition from Belgian giants Anderlecht.
Givet is deemed surplus to requirements at the south France club – and manager Eric Gerets has said he will allow the 27-year-old to leave in the January transfer window.
The former Monaco captain, who has earned 13 caps for Les Bleus, is valued at £1m by Marseille and ready to leave the club he joined 18 months ago.
He said: “I am ready to play elsewhere as this is almost impossible at Marseilles now.”
Bruce is believed to be keen on taking Givet to the JJB Stadium on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy.
Wigan manager Steve Bruce is closing in on Marseille’s France international defender Gaël Givet. Bruce, who would prefer to take the centre-back or left-back on loan initially, faces competition from Belgian giants Anderlecht.
Givet is deemed surplus to requirements at the south France club – and manager Eric Gerets has said he will allow the 27-year-old to leave in the January transfer window.
The former Monaco captain, who has earned 13 caps for Les Bleus, is valued at £1m by Marseille and ready to leave the club he joined 18 months ago.
He said: “I am ready to play elsewhere as this is almost impossible at Marseilles now.”
Bruce is believed to be keen on taking Givet to the JJB Stadium on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy.
Labels: Gael Givet, Marseilles, Premier League, Steve Bruce, Wigan
