Lille fail in attempts to repatriate Bayer Leverkusen’s Martin Terrier | OneFootball

Lille OSC failed in a January bid to bring back their former forward, Martin Terrier (28), according to a report from Mohamed Toubache-Ter.

Lille were in the market for a forward ever since Hamza Igamane suffered an ACL injury during the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final. It is an injury that left an aged Olivier Giroud as the sole No.9 option. Naturally, Bruno Genesio wanted to bring in reinforcements in this sector and LOSC made advances on several profiles, without getting any over the line. 

As exclusively reported by Get French Football News, Goztepe forward Juan was a profile that Lille admired, but they saw a €15m bid rejected by the Turkish outfit.

LOSC were also interested in a move to Terrier, who has four goals in 13 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen this season. Whilst the Frenchman was keen on the move, LOSC were met with a hard no from the Bundesliga side.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle