Ligue 1 Transfer – Lille Announce Departure Of Longest Serving Captain As Harry Kane Rejects PSG Switch
Written by Olaleye Oluwadamilola
Lille’s longest serving captain, José Fonte has officially announced that he will be leaving Lille, via a post on his Instagram account.
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The Portuguese centre-back has confirmed his departure from the Stade Pierre Mauroy after his contract expired on the 30th of June.
The 39-year-old veteran defender is now expected to return to his homeland and complete a deal to sign for Portuguese club Braga as written by GFFN Liam Wraith.
Lille signed the former West Ham and Crystal Palace defender from Dalian Yifang in China on a free transfer in 2018 and he played a major part in the run that saw LOSC win the league for the first time in ten years in 2021 under Christophe Galtier’s.
Fonte also won the Trophée des Champions during his time with Les Dogues as he exits with a total of 196 appearances, scoring 9 goals and assisting a further 5 for the Hauts-de-France club.
In a statement on his Instagram account, Fonte said “Dear Lille fans. After five years, my time as a Lille player comes to an end. I can honestly say I have given you my absolute best, until the very last second.” The Portuguese international adds, “Les Lillois, I will never forget you. I’m forever grateful for your love, appreciation and respect.”
Meanwhile…
Harry Kane is not interested in joining Paris Saint-Germain despite the French champions’ attempts to rival Bayern Munich for the Tottenham striker as reported by Dailymail.
It comes after the French champions recently stepped up their attempts to rival Bayern to sign Kane, with Mail Sport reporting the club’s chief executive, Jan-Christian Dreesen, had met with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy last week.
The striker, who scored 30 goals in 38 Premier League appearances last season, has travelled with Ange Postecoglou’s squad to Australia for their pre-season tour amid much uncertainty around whether he will remain a Tottenham player beyond this summer.
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PSG were interested in doing a swap deal with the London side that could see them offer emerging youngster Xavi Simmons plus cash for the striker.
But Kane is instead set on a move to Bayern Munich, who have now made two bids, with Levy holding out for over £100million for his prized striker.
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