 He was awarded the "Trophée du Meilleur Passeur" and became the only player in Ligue 1 history to appear in the top five of both the goalscorers' table and the assists' table since the creation of the assists' table for the 2007–08 season.He was also nominated for the Ligue 1 Player of the Year Award and named to the league's Team of the Year.On 15 July 2009, Lille president Michel Seydoux revealed that the club had accepted an €18 million offer from Lyon.