Toma Basic, the Girondins de Bordeaux midfielder.
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The Girondins de Bordeaux continue to downsize their workforce.
In the absence of juicy transfers, the club is doing its utmost to reduce its payroll.
Midfielder Toma Basic, author of an excellent start to the season and very much in demand during this transfer window, could finally stay in Gironde.
Four days before the end of the transfer window, sporting director Alain Roche has no leeway to recruit.
Alain Roche had warned
20 Minutes
from September 15 after an interview: “I advise you to take Red Bull for the last week of the transfer window!
“That day, the new sporting director of the Girondins alluded to the many movements to come in the Bordeaux workforce before the transfer market closed on October 5 at midnight.
He hadn't lied to us.
Since the start of this last week, movements have multiplied in Gironde.
But always in the same direction, that of departures.
Not surprising when you know a little about the financial situation of the club.
Maximum savings must be made while King Street, the American investment fund owner of the Girondins, bailed out the coffers of 30 million euros to pass the DNCG last July.
This is Alain Roche's mission.
It was already that of his predecessor Eduardo Macia.
The men change at the Château du Haillan, not the strategy.
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So after Bernardoni, Benrahou, Kamano, Boupendza, Lottin or even Lauray, it's the turn of Ruben Pardo, Abdel Jalil Medioub and Alexandre Mendy to take the door.
The first two are loaned with option to purchase respectively to Leganés (Spanish D2) and CD Tondera (Portuguese first division).
The striker, he freely joins Caen (Ligue 2) for three seasons.
This downsizing of Jean-Louis Gasset's workforce could still continue by the deadline.
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Vukasin Jovanovic's situation remains unclear today.
The Serbian defender has not played a minute this season and he has even been sidelined by the Bordeaux coach in the last two games.
“We don't really understand what's going on.
Gasset said he gives everyone a chance but apparently Vukasin [Jovanovic] is not one of them.
It looks like he's the scapegoat, ”regrets those around him.
The player will not leave to leave.
According to information from
20 Minutes,
several Turkish, Italian and Spanish clubs, including Granada, are interested in him but there is nothing concrete for the moment.
Dynamo Moscow, who had discussed with the club in June about a transfer, dropped the matter.
Unless there is an important last-minute offer, there should be no other departures, especially regular regular players like Kalu and Sabaly.
Their priority today is Bordeaux.
Toma Basic could well stay in Girondins
The thorniest case is that of Toma Basic.
The young Croatian, who has made an excellent start to the season, has been leaving for several weeks.
But according to information from
20 Minutes,
the midfielder is seriously considering continuing his career at the Girondins de Bordeaux.
It would be a good surprise for Jean-Louis Gasset.
The situation is simple: the club have already refused five offers for Toma Basic including that of Napoli (a loan with a purchase option of 15 million euros) as revealed by L'Equipe and Rai Sport on Thursday.
Offers often are very far from the expectations of Bordeaux which only wants a dry transfer.
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Suddenly the player, who has an agreement with three foreign clubs for many weeks, is ready today to continue his progress in Gironde: “He is happy in Bordeaux.
He has a very good coach who is counting on him.
There are big clubs interested [Lazio and AC Milan] but the most important thing is his progression.
He won't go anywhere.
It is today in the optics to stay!
», Explains his entourage.
The player even plans to stay at least until next June.
Will the Girondins push him out in case of an interesting last-minute offer?
Here is all the question.
No room for maneuver for Alain Roche
If this non-departure is confirmed, it will inevitably have repercussions.
Jean-Louis Gasset will be delighted to be able to line up at least one midfielder against Dijon on Sunday (3 p.m.) but not necessarily Alain Roche, who planned to move the lines with the cash from this transfer.
“Today he can hardly do anything.
He has no leeway.
It's a stressful and uncomfortable situation for him, ”admits one of his relatives.
His priority remains to find a defensive midfielder to support Otavio.
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For Wylan Cyprien, there is no progress to date.
OGC Nice wants above all a transfer for their midfielder under contract until 2022, and Bordeaux clearly does not have the means at all.
"The only chance for the Girondins is that Nice will review its position in the last hours of the transfer window and open the door to a loan with or without a purchase option and perhaps even a payment of part of the salary », Recalls a person close to the file.
But by then, the impatient player may have found another club.
As indicated by L'Equipe, Alain Roche has probed OL to be loaned Jean Lucas.
Problem, the Brazilian is not open to this possibility and wants to win at Les Gones.
Moreover, Juninho assured him last week that he is counting on him this season.
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