The future of Amandine Henry should become clearer quickly. Having left Olympique Lyonnais in June to join the American franchise of Angel City FC, in Los Angeles, the French international midfielder (93 caps, 13 goals) wishes to take advantage of the break in the American championship to find a club. His priority is a return to France. Several clubs, including PSG, have taken steps to sign her, as we wrote in our columns on Wednesday, November 8.
Questioned by Canal+ this weekend, Angelo Castellazzi, the sports director of the Parisian women’s section, confirmed exchanges with the 34-year-old player while at the same time he follows the Norwegian Frida Maanum (Arsenal) and the German Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg). “Honestly, we are talking with her. The situation is… I wouldn’t say complicated but she is under contract with an American club. You know that the American championship has a break so we are looking for a solution that will be good for everyone, for us, for her, for the French team. We’ll see if we find the right solution or not. » The trend is rather negative.
Indeed, according to our information, the proposal made by PSG does not meet the expectations of Amandine Henry who also has other interests. The most serious comes from the North of France, where Lille, in the fight to remain, has moved up a gear to try to secure its signature. At the time of writing, the deal has not yet been finalized but the track leading to Losc, revealed earlier by La Voix du Nord, is indeed the most advanced. A choice of the heart, also family, for Amandine Henry, born in Lille, for whom it would be a return to her roots as she aims to compete in the Olympic Games next year.
Asked about the future of his player during the last meeting of the Bleues, coach Hervé Renard declared: “The next meeting is in a short time (Editor’s note: end of November, beginning of December). We will then not have an international date until February 2024 (February 21 to 28). From January 1, she can sign for another club to play. She will make the right choice for her and for us. » A little more patience, the epilogue is not very far away.
