By Patrick Haond Last updated: 21st August 2008
Mirallas: Keen on Les Verts
Lille striker Kevin Mirallas has reiterated his desire to secure a switch to Ligue 1 rivals St Etienne.
Mirallas is currently representing Belgium at the Beijing Olympics as his country battles for bronze against Brazil on Friday.
The 20-year-old forward will be out of contract at the end of the 2008/09 season, and is keen to seek a move to Stade Geoffroy-Guichard before the close of the current transfer window.
"The situation has improved. Lille and St Etienne officials met on Thursday, and will meet again soon," he told L'Equipe.
"During the Olympics I have had several phone calls with St Etienne chairman Bernard Caiazzo and coach Laurent Roussey.
"I hope to have everything settled. I am not worried. I know Lille coach Rudy Garcia wants to keep me, and also the chairman.
"But they have known I want to leave for more than a month now. They have had time to find a new forward."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Friday 20th November | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| 20:00 | Marseille vs PSG |
| Saturday 21st November | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| 18:00 | Bordeaux vs Valenciennes |
| 18:00 | Grenoble vs Lyon |
| 18:00 | Lens vs AS Nancy |
| 18:00 | Rennes vs Le Mans |
| 20:00 | Auxerre vs Monaco |
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| 16:00 | Nice vs Toulouse |
| 16:00 | St Etienne vs Lorient |
| 20:00 | Montpellier vs Lille |
| Saturday 28th November | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| 18:00 | Lille vs Valenciennes |
| 18:00 | Lorient vs Grenoble |
| 18:00 | Monaco vs Montpellier |
| 18:00 | PSG vs Auxerre |
| 18:00 | Sochaux vs Nice |
| 18:00 | Toulouse vs Boulogne |
| 20:00 | Lens vs Marseille |
| Sunday 29th November | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| 16:00 | AS Nancy vs Bordeaux |
| 16:00 | Le Mans vs St Etienne |
| 20:00 | Lyon vs Rennes |
| Wednesday 2nd December | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| 18:00 | Boulogne vs PSG |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 8th November | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| Lyon 5 - 5 Marseille | |
| Toulouse 3 - 2 Rennes | |
| Lille 2 - 0 Bordeaux | |
| Saturday 7th November | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| Sochaux 1 - 2 Lens | |
| Valenciennes 1 - 1 Montpellier | |
| PSG 0 - 1 Nice | |
| AS Nancy 0 - 1 St Etienne | |
| Monaco 0 - 0 Grenoble | |
| Lorient 5 - 0 Boulogne | |
| Le Mans 0 - 1 Auxerre | |
| Sunday 1st November | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| Sochaux 1 - 4 PSG | |
| Rennes 0 - 3 Valenciennes | |
| Nice 1 - 0 Le Mans | |
| Saturday 31st October | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| St Etienne 0 - 1 Lyon | |
| Marseille 1 - 1 Toulouse | |
| Lens 1 - 1 Lorient | |
| Grenoble 0 - 2 Lille | |
| Boulogne 1 - 2 AS Nancy | |
| Bordeaux 1 - 0 Monaco | |
| Auxerre 2 - 1 Montpellier | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bordeaux | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | Lyon | 12 | 24 |
| 3 | Auxerre | 12 | 23 |
| 4 | Monaco | 12 | 22 |
| 5 | Lorient | 12 | 21 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 12 | 21 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 12 | 20 |
| 8 | Marseille | 11 | 19 |
| 9 | Toulouse | 12 | 18 |
| 10 | Nancy | 12 | 17 |
| 11 | Nice | 12 | 17 |
| 12 | Rennes | 12 | 16 |
| 13 | Paris St Germain | 11 | 16 |
| 14 | Lille | 12 | 16 |
| 15 | Sochaux | 12 | 15 |
| 16 | St Etienne | 12 | 13 |
| 17 | RC Lens | 12 | 12 |
| 18 | Boulogne | 12 | 9 |
| 19 | Le Mans | 12 | 8 |
| 20 | Grenoble | 12 | 1 |
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