Michel: I want a striker for Christmas
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| AFP |
Marseille's Spanish coach Michel joked Wednesday he has written to Father Christmas asking for a new striker. Marseille sold top marksman Andre Pierre Gignac over the summer to Tigres in Mexico but failed to find a suitable big-name replacement, instead handing a bigger role to the 22-year-old Belgian Michy Batshuayi.
Batshuayi is now top of the Ligue 1 scoring charts with eight goals, but Marseille have no senior back-up attacker.
"I've written to Father Christmas to ask for a striker," said Michel ahead of Thursday's UEFA Europa League game against Sporting Braga. "But what I really want over the transfer window is for 'Michy' to score lots of goals."
Marseille are currently 12th in France's Ligue 1 with 15 points from 12 matches.