Florian Thauvin has not been welcomed back to Marseille by coach Michel, who admitted: "He's not the player I asked for."
Marseille coach Michel has revealed he did not want the club to bring in winger Florian Thauvin from Newcastle United.
Thauvin on Monday returned to the Stade Velodrome on a loan until the end of the season, just five months after leaving for England in a deal worth a reported 12 million pounds ($17.3 million).
And while Michel was pleased to have an extra body in his squad, he conceded he would rather have targeted a player in another position.