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Left winger
Alan Virginius |
| Position |
Left winger
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| P.O.B. |
Soisy-sous-
Montmorency,
France |
| D.O.B |
03:01:03 |
| Height |
5' 09 |
| Last Club |
Lille
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His Wiki page |
Marco Silva’s Fulham is reportedly offering Alan Virginius another shot at the Premier League after Newcastle’s interest came and went (Foot Mercato).
Virginius got cold feet over a move to Premier League giants Newcastle United in 2022 and may now be regretting that decision as he faces up to a January departure from LOSC Lille.
In his defence, the winger could hardly have predicted what was to come at St James’ Park. When Newcastle United showed an interest in striking a potential £9 million deal just over a year ago, The Magpies had spent much of the previous season battling against relegation.
Even the most optimistic Newcastle supporter wouldn’t have imagined that, some 12 months later, they would be hammering Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League group-stages.
Alan Virginius, according to Le10 Sport, got cold feet about joining Newcastle during the summer of 2022, opting to stay in France before leaving Sochaux for Lille instead.
Lille have a pretty remarkable track record when it comes to setting talented young forwards on their way to stardom – think Eden Hazard, Nicolas Pepe, Gervinho, Jonathan David, Rafael Leao, Jonathan Ikone and Victor Osimhen – but Virginius’ struggles act as proof that nobody, not even Les Dogues’ recruitment department, is perfect.
Virginius has started only one Ligue 1 game this season. In fact, the former France U20 captain has been more recently spotted in France’s second tier, plying his trade for Lille’s reserve team. A January departure is not just likely, then, but expected.
“He has the possibility of playing for another club. It will be very difficult for him to play here,” Lille boss Paulo Fonsenca said back in August. “He is young. He needs to play.
“I spoke with him and I think the best solution is for him to play for another club.”
Three months and only 71 Ligue 1 minutes later, Fonseca’s message is unlikely to have changed all that much.