Three months after his arrival, Hatem Ben Arfa slipped with a collision in the Lille locker room after the draw against Bordeaux (0-0).
The attacking midfielder LOSC would have dropped against his teammate Tiago Djalo then would have attacked his trainer Jocelyn Gourvennec. An intolerable attitude for Lille, which has chosen to dismiss Hatem Ben Arfa from the professional group for an indefinite period. The question now is what sanctions will be taken in the long term by Olivier Létang, the president of LOSC. The question of a termination of contract may arise. While waiting to know the final decision of the northern leaders, an unexpected measure has been taken by the Lille club. As relayed by France 3, Hatem Ben Arfa’s jersey has been removed from the official LOSC store, as if to send the message to supporters that the former OM and OL playmaker no longer exists. .
Divorce consummated between Ben Arfa and Lille?
🚨 “We play too low here. We don’t play like a team that claims a place in the European Cup. It’s not Guingamp here! »@RMCsport reveals Ben Arfa’s sentence to Jocelyn Gourvennec during his tense exchange.https://t.co/pW7VVqDjcv pic.twitter.com/3PEYUixRus
– News Foot (@ActuFoot_) April 4, 2022
Indeed, Hatem Ben Arfa’s No. 11, which sat in front of the storefront of the official LOSC store in Lille, has been removed. The Lille leaders have given the order to replace him with that of Benjamin André, who is now put forward in place of Hatem Ben Arfa. A symbol that could convey a merciless message for the French international, who could simply no longer wear the colors of Lille OSC. This is clearly the trend of recent hours, as indicated by the newspaper L’Equipe. In its edition of the day, the national daily speaks of a “end of adventure” for Hatem Ben Arfa in Lille, a few weeks after his arrival when he was free of any contract. Under contract with the Mastiffs until the end of the season, Hatem Ben Arfa played nine games in the colors of Lille for a starving record of zero goals and one assist.
