On the fringe of the press conference at the Vélodrome announcing the complimentary exams needed by Rémy and the arrival of Gignac, the Director of Sports José Anigo gave more information on the case of Hatem Ben Arfa. "He is not training with us and he has put himself on the side, he declared, but discussions are continuing with certain clubs. He may want to leave the club but he is not training and is liable to be fined".
"Apparently he is training by himself and he needs to as this is a demanding job and not training is not normal even if we have our differences, he added, we're hoping to find a solution before the end of the transfer window. Time is running out and we need to find him a club".