Lille star open to Prem move

The Ivory Coast international has been linked with a host of clubs in England and Italy in recent months.

The 23-year-old forward told France Football: “I like that league. I have many friends who play there: [Cheik] Tiote, [Salomon] Kalou, [Abdoulaye] Meite, [Didier] Drogba.

“But you never know what will happen. We could make the decision to go and then end up staying, or the other way around.

“You can never say where you will go because everything could change.

“At the end of the season we can sit down and talk.

“If we [Lille] decide to carry on this adventure together, that will be fine with me.

“If not, we turn the page and I would hope to leave the club with happy memories and having won one or two trophies.”