I kept an interested eye on the transfer window in England, which opened and closed last month, and the lack of frantic activity just goes to show the current financial state of the game right now.

He played an integral role in their 1999 League Cup win and scoring a long range goal in a 3–1 win against Manchester United in a previous round. He played fourteen times in his first season and by 1986 he was a regular in the Toulon line-up. While suffering heartache with his country Ginola was shining with his club.

Ginola was born in Gassin Var. David Desire Marc Ginola (/ˈdʒɪnəlɑː/; born 25 January 1967) is a French former international football player who has also worked as an actor and model.