Lille's Sanches claims PSG wanted him in 2018
Timothy Abraham
December 15, 2019 14:13 MYT
December 15, 2019 14:13 MYT
Lille midfield playmaker Renato Sanches claims he almost moved to the club's Ligue 1 rivals Paris Saint-Germain in 2018.
The Portugal international joined Lille from Bayern Munich for a club-record €25million in August.
However, the 22-year-old revealed he would have been playing in France sooner had Bayern been prepared to sell him to PSG the previous year.
"It is true that I had a serious offer from PSG," Sanches told Telefoot.
"But my club and my former coach Niko Kovac did not want let me go."
Renato Sanches vs Montpellier #LOSCMHSC 1 goal 5 shots (4 on target) : record of the game 10 dribbles completed : record in Ligue 1 2019/20 8 touches in the opponent box : co-record of the game 8 recoveries : co-record of his team. Fire. pic.twitter.com/SsvkPIvhiK — OptaJean (@OptaJean) December 13, 2019
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Sanches, who signed a four-year contract with Lille, scored his first goal for the club in their 2-1 win over Montpellier in Ligue 1 last Friday.