Present in Lyon last weekend, for the first time since he officially bought Olympique Lyonnais, John Textor was not very lucky. Laurent Blanc’s men were beaten at home by Strasbourg (1-2) and fresh anger from Lyon supporters erupted. But the American did not lose his smile.
In the media, he even dropped a small bomb concerning the Gones transfer window. “There is a player that I would very much like to bring in and whom Laurent Blanc and Bruno Cheyrou have identified for a long time. It is possible that I go to see him, because I think that the process of moving can count to convince him. »
The Lyon offer is better
And it may well be that Textor may be talking about João Gomes. UOL Sport indeed reveals that OL burst into this case by offering Flamengo €19m, namely €17m fixed plus €2m in bonuses. Les Gones’ objective is to double the English of Wolverhampton who have also positioned themselves on the young 21-year-old midfielder. The Wolves offered less money (€15m + €2m in bonuses) and a lower salary than that offered by the Lyonnais and expected to see a courtier arrive.
In effect, UOL indicates that the British management had sent all the papers to the Mengão to finalize the deal, but the Cariocas never replied. Wolverhampton therefore felt the tide turn and was not mistaken. We can confirm the Rhone offer, but the deal is still far from over for OL since João Gomes would prefer to sign with the English. Case to follow.
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