Toulouse – MHSC: “Andy Delort is on the list of 4 or 5 players that we have targeted with the recruitment unit”, assures Jean-Louis Gasset

Andy Delort pourrait à nouveau porter les couleurs orange et bleue. Midi Libre – RICHARD DE HULLESSEN

L'entraîneur de Montpellier a fait un point sur le mercato du club en conférence de pressse et a avoué que l'ancien attaquant du MHSC était bien une piste suivie. 

Will Andy Delort be Akor Adams' replacement at the head of the Montpellier attack ? “He is on the list of 4 or 5 players that we have targeted with the recruitment unit. We need to find a suitable player directly because he has to be ready, he has to be good and he has to be cheap. There are players that we called to sound out, to see if they were interested.

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Sometimes, there are boxes that are not filled because either the player lacks playing time and if he is empty physically, we do not have time, we only have five months to succeed. Afterwards, we have to make arrangements with the club, with him, it is complicated. But there, it is not me who makes the transactions”, explained Jean-Louis Gasset.

A sought-after profile but several leads

The Montpellier coach has set a profile “of player, of man. There is one, two, three. Afterwards, when I give my opinion, I tell the people in charge of the club, if we can do it, we can do it. We shouldn't just target one player. It's not possible. Because if it doesn't happen, what do we do ?”

A recruit in attack but also in other positions in case of departure, that is the agreement that the MHSC coach has with his leaders. “I knew when I arrived, and I accepted it, that the club had to balance finances and sport. We try to do our best, but I tell you day by day, you never know what can come on the table. What we do know is that if we sell at a position, we have to find plan B with cheaper means.

Gasset will adapt to his squad on February 3

For the club to make the financial deal it needs to and for us to try not to lose out sportingly. It's a Chinese puzzle because it's from all over the team and in 10 more days, we can have surprises or a fantastic offer. So we have to live with that, I knew it before and I said I wouldn't talk about it, but I'm not the one who gives an ultimatum.”

Jean-Louis Gasset will therefore adapt to his squad on February 3. “Since we still have ten days of uncertainty with outgoing and incoming players, we will have to make the best of what we have available…”