Saturday, 12th May, 2012
Montpellier supremo Louis Nicollin has slapped a minimum asking price of at least €30M on Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain target Younes Belhanda.
The attacking midfielder has been one of Montpellier’s most impressive performers this year and, regardless of whether Rene Girard’s men win this season’s Ligue 1, the south coast club want him to remain for the next campaign.
Nicollin is battling to keep Montpellier’s top performers, with defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa and striker Olivier Giroud also attracting significant attention.
And Belhanda has most recently been linked with Carlo Ancelotti’s Paris Saint-Germain, who could bid to keep the 22-year-old in France, and English Premier League giants Liverpool, whose manager Kenny Dalglish is believed to have watched the schemer in action recently.
But to take Belhanda from the Stade de la Mosson, big, big money will be needed – especially as Champions League qualification strengthens Montpellier’s hand.
"With Belhanda, if we are offered €30M or €40M, he’ll be holding up a big scarf and he’ll leave", said Nicollin.
"But, he is a good player and we’ll talk about it again in two years."
Belhanda is under contract with Montpellier until 2014 and has made 28 appearances in Ligue 1 this season.
Along the way he has scored 12 goals and clocked up six assists.
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