Angers president Saïd Chabane has admitted that it will be difficult to keep hold of Morocco pair Azzedine Ounahi and Sofiane Boufal after their World Cup heroics.
Victor Orta has revealed that he has received messages from Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani about Ounahi, who has been one of the breakout stars in Qatar.
Ounahi helped propel Morocco to history as they became the first African nation ever to reach the semi-finals at the World Cup. He started all six games for Morocco, as they defeated Belgium in the group stages and condemned Spain and Portugal to elimination in the knockout stages.
The 22-year-old was subject to interest from Sevilla in the summer but penned a new four-year contract at Angers. However, with Barcelona emerging as a possible destination, coupled with Radrizzani's admiration, Said has revealed that Ligue 1's bottom-place club can not hold players back if they want to leave.
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"I tell myself that in June they will leave, or that in January they will leave," Said admitted in an interview with RMC Sport.
"We are preparing for everything, we had a meeting this afternoon with the coach and the sports coordinator to try to consider all the possible scenarios and not end up in the water if it were to happen. You know very well that you can never hold back a player who wants to leave."
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