Mikael Silvestre hesitates between staying at Manchester
United and being awarded a testimonial, and returning to France to
play for the ambitious Bordeaux, according to president Jean-Louis
Triaud.
Bordeaux have ‘the licence to dream’ of making the former France
international return to his country, after nine years spent at Old
Trafford.
Triaud has revealed that Silvestre is tempted by Les Girondins’
challenge, but money and prestige are also part of his
reflection.
The possibility of missing the chance to play a testimonial
in the Theatre of Dreams could make the defender snub Les
Girondins’ offer, but the fact his friend and former United player
Laurent Blanc manages the club could influence him.
“Not just anybody can’t afford to have him, and he hesitates to
sacrifice his 10th year of contract with Manchester United that
gives him the right to have a testimonial whose benefits would
be paid to him,” Triaud told Sud-Ouest.
“But Laurent Blanc knows him well, but he knows Alex
Ferguson well as well, so…”