Christophe Galtier presented himself at a press conference on Tuesday, on the eve of the LOSC’s trip to Montpellier (9 p.m., 17th day of Ligue 1). The Lille coach has opened the door to departures during the next mercatos in the event of a substantial offer.
Despite the recent statements by the new boss of LOSC, Olivier Letang, the change of owner of the Lille club should therefore have consequences for Christophe Galtier’s team. Championship leader, tied with theOlympique Lyonnais, Lille could lose some feathers during the mercatos to come, in order to replenish the funds. The coach of the northern club in any case underlined that the model put in place by his management was going to be different from that initiated by Gérard Lopez. As to whether this was a good thing, Galtier was careful not to take a position.
« It’s a different project, he first indicated. There was a precise and clearly defined project by Gérard Lopez, set up by Luis (Fields), in which I was engaged. From the discussions I have with President Olivier Letang, we are on a different project. “And Galtier to be realistic on certain actions necessary for the club:” In France it will be necessary to sell because the French clubs need it. If there is an offer of € 80m on any of our players, I guarantee you that they will leave because it is like that.«
At the orders of its management
However, he specifies that he did not discuss the transfer window with his president: ” We play every three days and honestly, there was no discussion with Olivier Letang“. But he concedes that in case of necessity, he will comply ” the economic realities of the transfer window and the club’s imperatives“, Even if it is from January 2021. Christophe Galtier says he took” the party not to suffer “And wants to rely” on events by trying to bring out the positive« .
Badly placed to talk about the economy
The former coach of Saint-Etienne nevertheless remains in expectation as to the new Lille policy: ” Is this a good thing or not? It’s very difficult. There was a model that worked very well in sport. I am very poorly placed to talk about the economic plan. On this new model, I can’t say if it’s better. It’s different. On the other hand, there is one truth: you have to be efficient and have results. Whatever the models, the dynamics of a club are the sports results.«
