Injured against Bournemouth on Sunday 16 minutes into his first game for Arsenal in over a year, Mathieu Debuchy, depending on the severity of his hamstring problem, could end up finding a new club in January.
Loaned relatively successfully to Bordeaux during the second half of last season, the player could once again leave the Emirates and return to France in January, with Marseille his new destination.
Recently taken over by Frank McCourt, an American businessman, the Ligue 1 side appointed former Roma manager Rudi Garcia as their new manager, a man Debuchy knows well from his time as Lille’s starting right-back.
The pair became Ligue 1 champions back in 2011 with the help of a certain Eden Hazard before Newcastle came along to lure the full-back to the Premier League.
With Marseille desperately needing a new centre-back and a new full-back, Arsène Wenger’s man has become one of Rudi Garcia’s transfer targets for the winter, before the big spending promised by Frank McCourt takes place next summer.
A return to France could do Debuchy the world of good, especially if he takes the time needed to regain full fitness rather than being risked, as admitted by Wenger in his post-match interview.
We just need to wait and see now how long he’s out for to see whether his hamstring injury could scupper any potential deal this winter.
