By Tyne-Talk
August 30 2013

Newcastle United are reported to have put in a €12million bid for Florian Thauvin of Lille. The 20 year old midfielder who only signed for Lille in January for €3.5million, when he penned a four and a half year deal was immediately loaned back to Bastia for the remainder of the season.

At the time both Newcastle and Arsenal had shown an interest but this time round Newcastle will have to contend with Marseille who have already had a €5.5million offer rejected back in June and a subsequent offer of €8million rejected last weekend.

Lille’s president Michel Seydoux has said he is 99% confident that the youngster will stay at the club, but other reports suggest that they will sell for €15million.

After it was reported that Thauvin is trying to force a move by failing to turn up to training Seydoux added;

"There's no reason for him to leave Lille. And the way in which things are happening have merely shown me I'm right. Now, if we give in to whatever kind of pressure, the power wouldn't be in the right place. 

He's making his own problems. I think his advisors are not the best in the world. It should be very simple, and it's a bit too complicated for me. The real victim is Florian Thauvin, who's not playing football.

It's troubling for him. He's hurting himself. Lille lived before Florian Thauvin and will live after Florian Thauvin. The question that needs asking is why the advice he's getting is so bad. We're in a normal world, he's not being exploited, he's in a rather good club with good ambitions. I think Florian has everything to gain in closing this chapter and putting on his boots."

Seydoux also said that a player who doesn’t play is a player who isn’t paid.

Player Profile

Season	Team	Games Started (substitute)	Goals Scored (assists)	Yellow Cards (red)
2013/14	France U20	7 (0)	3 (0)	1 (0)
2012/13	Bastia	27 (7)	10 (1)	4 (1)
2011/12	Bastia	0 (1)	0 (0)	0 (0)
2010/11	Grenoble	0 (3)	0 (0)	0 (0)