Ligue 1 strugglers Metz are currently in negotiations with Sparta Prague to bring Georges Mandjeck back to the club on a loan deal.
The 29-year-old left Les Grenats for the Czech Republic last summer, but has failed to integrate.
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Last night, negotiations were being centred around the idea that there would not be an option to purchase in any eventual loan agreement.
Mandjeck himself is enthusiastic about helping Metz pull off the seemingly impossible, with the club sitting 20th in Ligue 1 with just 11 points to their name.