Lille president Olivier Letang admits his club hold an interest in Hamza Igamane but they have not yet made an offer.
The French giants have been strongly linked with the Rangers forward and it appeared as if there may be movement on a switch which would see him team up with Olivier Giroud.
Reports this week, however, suggested their interest had cooled and they would look at other targets. Gers' £15million valuation was cited as a possible reason.
Letang has now been quizzed about the situation and was open about the fact the Ligue 1 side are monitoring the Moroccan, 22.
He told La Voix Des Sports: "He is indeed a player we are following, but we have not yet made any offers to his club."
Igamane missed the friendly draw with Club Brugge at the weekend, completely absent from the squad and raising eyebrows given all the transfer speculation.
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However, Russell Martin revealed this was purely down to a visa issue.
He explained: "Hamza’s (absence) has just been a bit of a red tape. He was due back this week with the other international players.
“He was at the airport and they just didn’t have the right visa. I don't think it's anyone's fault.
"Things have changed since he last got his visa. So, we had to wait for him to get a new one, which he should have tomorrow and he will be with us this week. I haven’t heard of any bid, not that I know of.”
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