Before settling down in Lens last summer, Florian Thauvin offered his services to several French clubs, in vain.
After a complicated stint in Mexico and a rebirth started at Udinese, Florian Thauvin decided to return to France this summer. The 2018 world champion has committed to RC Lens, and he should not regret his choice.
Author of excellent performances in the blood and gold jersey, the former Marseillais is one of the great architects of the great first part of the season for Lensois. The latter are leaders of Ligue 1 after 16 days, one point ahead of PSG.
Seeing the level displayed by the 32-year-old attacking midfielder, some French clubs must bite their fingers. Indeed, “Flotov” had offered its services to several L1 teams before settling down in the North, revealed Benoit Costil.
“They didn’t calculate it”
“ I would be curious to know the number of French football fans who saw Flo Thauvin’s performances in Italy over two and a half years. Nobody saw him… He had six months of adaptation after his stay in Mexico. Behind it, he has had two exceptional years. I’m surprised that it was only Lens who called him at the end of the transfer window », First indicated the former goalkeeper on the airwaves of RMC.
During a match between Salernitana, where Costil ended his career, the latter spoke with Thauvin about a potential return to France. And the ex-Bastiais had confided to him that he was ready to make major financial efforts to return to the L1 pitches, but that his services were declined.
“ I said to him: “you’re finding some pep, some energy, don’t you have a French club that called you? » He told me: “I offered myself to clubs for a pittance…” They didn’t calculate it », recounted Benoît Costil, who did not give the identity of the teams in question, only a clue: “I think they were southern clubs in terms of the family aspect. »
