Saturday, 23rd November, 2013
Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc has confirmed that midfield starlet Adrien Rabiot is hot property and revealed that the French champions rejected proposals to sell him in the summer.
The young midfielder has been tipped for big things at the Parc des Princes, but has been vocal about his concern over a lack of regular first team football, promising he will not wait on the sidelines for as long as defender Mamadou Sakho, who eventually moved to Liverpool after losing patience.
Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are two of the 18-year-old's serious suitors, but Blanc has set out PSG's stall to keep hold of Rabiot.
Blanc told beIN Sport: "Many clubs wanted to take him in the summer.
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"We wanted to keep him because we were sure that he could make a big contribution or become a starter within the team."
Blanc has been determined to ease Rabiot into Ligue 1 so far this term though, introducing the starlet from the bench for seven out of his eleven appearances in the French top flight.
The midfielder's contract situation may be a cause for concern however, as by next summer it will have only one year left to run.
And Rabiot said earlier this month: "I try to enjoy every moment at PSG, but if things do not go as I wish I could leave this club."
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