“Burak (Yilmaz) is not starting, he told us, to the president (of LOSC, Olivier Létang) and to me. Afterwards, there are disruptive elements identified but we know that anything goes in this transfer window period. “ This is what Jocelyn Gourvennec said this Saturday after the draw between Saint-Étienne and Lille (1-1, 3rd day of Ligue 1), about his 36-year-old Turkish striker. Courted by Christophe Galtier’s OGC Nice, the “Kraal” Yilmaz is on course to stay, as the president of LOSC told The team this Sunday.
“I have known for quite some time that Nice contacted Burak without warning us. I was also recently discussing with Laurent Nicollin (the president of the MHSC) about the Nice methods at the end of the transfer window (Nice wants to recruit Andy Delort, who has already agreed with the Aiglons, Editor’s note). When Burak doesn’t want to stay at a club, and it has happened to him in his career before, he asks to leave. However, he told us, to Jocelyn and to me, that he wanted to stay, it is the key element ”, initially assured Olivier Létang, before continuing, while delivering a well-slipped tackle to his former coach. “He can’t tell us that and consider a departure, it’s impossible and it’s crystal clear. We have done a lot on this story but the Burak file is dead, it will not go away. However, I thought I heard the Nice coach (Galtier) say that he would not try to recruit former Lille players. “ The double message is clear.
