Lille chief quizzed on interest in Rangers' Hamza Igamane
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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