It was the summer transfer window - every player (and his dog) gets linked with whoever - and Debuchy said he wanted to join Newcastle United.
So what is the problem?
Rudy Garcia: "If Newcastle would have done what they had to, then Mathieu would have left.
"Now I believe Mathieu has swallowed it. He is now looking forward and that is the most important thing.
"How do I find his behaviour? Perfectly normal, that is the right term. He longs to play again after his injury."