• While Christophe Galtier has expressed the wish to leave the northern club, Lille has not yet found his replacement.

  • Le Losc hopes to first sell his coach to the competition before appointing his successor.

  • The names of Patrick Vieira and Claudio Ranieri are advanced to replace Galtier on the bench of the champions of France.

It has been going on for two weeks already.

Since Christophe Galtier announced his intention to leave Losc, nothing or almost nothing has changed among the Mastiffs.

Under contract until 2022, Galtier is still officially the coach of Losc and the club has still not announced the name of his replacement.

While the resumption of training is scheduled for the end of June, questions are starting to arise on the side of the champions of France.

Response elements.

Because Olivier Létang wants to sell Galtier at a high price

On paper, everything seemed simple. Arrived at the end of the cycle after three and a half years in Lille concluded by an amazing title of champion, Christophe Galtier announced to his leaders at the end of the season his wish to leave the northern club a year before the end of his contract. In advanced contact with OGC Nice, the French coach expected to leave without too many problems on the Côte d'Azur. Except that Olivier Létang, the new president of Lille, does not intend to sell off the one who is considered one of the best French technicians of the moment.

Like what is done in Germany where Bayern Munich went to debauch Julian Nagelsmann, the Leipzig coach, for 25 million euros, the Lille leader intends to obtain a large amount for the transfer of his coach to a direct competitor. “There will be a negotiation because Christophe is for us, and probably for his future club, an essential asset in the successes to come. And he has a year's contract left. The recent transfers of coaches in Germany and Portugal show that the contracts have value ”, did not hide Olivier Létang last week on

RMC

.

If the last year of Galtier's contract is estimated at 2.5 million euros, Létang hopes to sell him at least for double.

What OGC Nice refuses for the moment, not ready to go beyond 3 million euros.

Before the two parties find an agreement, Galtier still remains on paper the coach of Losc.

Because Losc does not yet know its budget for next season

The title and qualification in the Champions League do not justify all the follies.

In debt for more than 100 million euros, the Losc will not be able to splurge next season.

The health crisis and the Mediapro scandal have been there.

While the League is still negotiating the amount of TV rights for next season, it is impossible to know for the moment on what budget the Losc will be able to count.

As for the transfer window, it will not really settle until after the Euro which ends on July 11.

With all these uncertainties, it is difficult to plan for the sky and present a well-crafted and ambitious project to Galtier's successor.

Because Lille has not yet made its choice

If many names of coaches have been circulating for several weeks, no favorite seems to stand out. A time mentioned, the Laurent Blanc track was lost as quickly as it arrived. Last week, Lucien Favre's agent announced that his client had not been contacted by the northern club. Jardim, for his part, is committed to Qatar. Thiago Motta's inexperience at the top level seems to work against him. Two recently released names remain: that of Patrick Vieira that

L'Equipe

announced a few days ago in close contact with Losc.

But it may well be Claudio Ranieri who will comb everyone's hair on the wire.

Two days ago, the Italian press announced that contact had been established between the northern club and the 69-year-old Italian coach, England champion in 2016 with Leicester, passed through Monaco and Nantes, and free since his departure in end of the Sampdoria season.

Whatever happens the suspense, which has already lasted too long, should end in the coming days, just to start preparing for next season.

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