Lorient, who elected Pablo Pagis player of the year, demands 25 million euros to keep the rising star. The club does not want to sell its pearl, as several Ligue 1 clubs eye him. OM, Stade Rennais, Paris FC... are all ready to make an offer to attract Pagis. But Lorient is determined to keep its preferred attacker. The club has already started negotiating with the contenders, but it is ready to show firmness to keep Pagis. The player, who has carried the attack of Lorient this season, is considered a valuable asset for the club. Lorient wants to keep Pagis to continue playing in Ligue 1 and potentially in the Champions League. The club has already started building a team capable of keeping the pace between the championship and European evenings. Betting on a rising French attacker is exactly the kind of bet that fits the DNA of the Racing: spotting a talent before others, growing it, and then seeing it explode in the open. The dice are not yet cast. Lorient awaits its price, the contenders weigh, and Pagis, he holds his future in his hands. A burning file, therefore, which should pace the northern summer market for a good while. Affair to follow, from the Artois as from the Morbihan.