MX23RW : Friday, March 29 05:19:30| >> :600:1073238:1073238:

Marseille president Vincent Labrune describes Joey Barton loan deal as "unthinkable"

Labrune: 'Barton unlikely to join Marseille'
© PA Photos
Marseille president Vincent Labrune rates a potential loan deal involving Joey Barton as "unthinkable".

Marseille president Vincent Labrune has admitted that he does not believe Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton will be joining the French club.

Barton has been linked with a loan move to France, but after Labrune revealed that QPR had cooled their interest in Marseille's Stephane Mbia, he admitted that it was now "unthinkable" that Barton would be joining the Ligue 1 club.

Labrune told French radio station RMC: "The condition was that we had a firm offer for Mbia.

"Having Barton on loan was something that we never thought of. Can you imagine that? At the time, I said, why not?

"However, the likelihood of QPR signing Mbia is now very low, and, in this case, the loan of Barton is unthinkable."

Barton is suspended from QPR's opening 12 matches of the season through suspension.

ID:40731: cacheID:40731:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1690:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Joey Barton
Read Next:
Hughes expects Barton loan
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG26178162233959
2Brest26138536201647
3MonacoMonaco26137647361146
4Lille261110537231443
5Nice2612772720743
6Lens2612683527842
7Marseille26109740281239
8Rennes2610974031939
9Reims26115103435-138
10Lyon26104123040-1034
11Toulouse2678112936-729
12StrasbourgStrasbourg2678112839-1129
13Le HavreLe Havre2669112633-727
14Montpellier HSCMontpellier2669113140-926
15Lorient2668123549-1426
16NantesNantes2674152441-1725
17Metz2665152339-1623
18Clermont2648141943-2420


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!