25.04.2016 19:09 h

Lille star Boufal hints at summer exit

Sofiane Boufal (r.)
Sofiane Boufal (r.)

Highly-rated Lille winger Sofiane Boufal has admitted that he could leave the French side in the summer with clubs from around Europe ready to pounce on the Moroccan international.

"Yes it's true, there is more of a chance that I will leave LOSC. I have no preference for a particular league, it's the project that will interest me," Boufal, 22, said at a press conference at Lille's training ground on Monday.

"Beyond that my personal objective is to keep progressing as a player and that means getting playing time.

"I am not ruling anything out. There is everything I need here to progress as a player. It wouldn't bother me if I had to stay."

Boufal, who was born in France but recently chose to play international football for Morocco, has scored 11 goals in Ligue 1 this season for Lille.

However, the former Angers player struggled for much of Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the French League Cup final.

Linked with the likes of PSG, Juventus and Tottenham Hotspur in recent months, reports in France have indicated it will take a fee of upwards of 20 million euros ($22.5 million) to tempt Lille to sell in the summer.