First Offseason Signing a French Defender?

We've heard for a few days now that the Wizards close to their first offseason signing, and in an interview with Thad, Robb Heineman mentioned that we were going after a French player. Today while doing some random Google searching, I cam across this article about Marseille defender Julien Rodriguez being linked with a move to Sporting Kansas City. Based on the article, it sounds like Rodriguez has been fighting some injury problems as of late and hasn't appeared much for the French club. Rodriguez is 32, and has spent most of his playing career with Monaco, but also recently played with Rangers before moving to Marseille. From the looks of it, this sounds interesting but also worrisome due to Rodriguez's recent injury issues.