Nope,they even gave him an ultimatum,went back on it when he was really playing well but it probably cost them their Euro2010
U21 place and Olympic qualification.Then again the French are like that, they equate our League 1 to their National which is sort of semi-pro Blue Square standard.They just can't get their heads round the fact that apart from PSG,Lille,Lyon and Montpellier most of their Logue 1 sides would get their arse kicked week in week out in the NPC, including that heap of shîte down in Marseille.
Last Saturday Lyon really struggled to see off a semi-pro side in the French Cup final.Rabid taxation and social charges means that they just can't keep hold of their better players and most sides are full of second rate africans.Still there's always public money for football in France and you can see your favourites for a few quid if you don't mind standing with the rabble.