On 6 July 2009, French newspaper L'Equipe announced that Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud had reached an agreement with English club Manchester United for the transfer of Obertan with Triaud stating that an agreement had been reached several weeks ago and that the player had agreed contract terms [REF].
However, at the start of the 2009-10 season, Obertan suffered a setback when he suffered a spinal problem that kept him on the sidelines for a month [REF].