A few weeks ago John Textor promised a lively transfer window and a nice sum to do his shopping. The American businessman did not lie and took out the checkbook to recruit Lucas Perri, Adryelson, Malick Fofana, Gift Orban, Nemanja Matic, Orel Mangala and Said Benrahma. In terms of departures, Jeffinho returned to Brazil in the Textor galaxy, Diego Moreira returned to Chelsea, Rémy Riou joined Paris FC in Ligue 2, Tino Kadewere will try to relaunch in Nantes while Skely Alvero will try to do the same at Werder Bremen.
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At first glance, we could therefore say that Lyon’s degreasing is a success. Yes, but now, OL have not finished paying for their wanderings in previous transfer windows. Focus on 4 players who have little future at OL and who will have a hard time doing well between now and the end of the season…
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- Mama Baldé (striker, 28 years old, Guinea Bissau, on loan from Troyes)
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In the midst of a sporting crisis, both with his selection ingloriously eliminated in the first round of the CAN but also and above all with OL where he has still not scored a single goal under his new colors, Mama Baldé is experiencing one of the periods the darkest of his career. Discarded by OL upon the arrival of Pierre Sage, the former Trojan played 2 minutes against Rennes last week. But be careful, OL, who tried everything to get rid of him this winter, going so far as to consider exercising the €6 million purchase option to try to sell him better later, will have to keep Mama Baldé until the end of the season, being careful not to make him play a certain number of matches, otherwise the purchase option will be lifted automatically. But with the reinforcements of Malick Fofana and especially Gift Orban, Mama Baldé left to make do with the crumbs until next June…
- Paul Akouokou (midfielder, 26 years old, Ivory Coast, under contract June 2027)
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Whatever happens, apart from sending him back to Betis, Paul Akouakou’s winter transfer window was at an impasse. Recruited in plan Z by the David Friio-Mathieu Louis-Jean tandem, the Ivorian midfielder had everything wrong even before his arrival. Unfortunately for the Rhone club, the player’s first steps quickly confirmed the fact that the Ivorian midfielder simply did not have the sufficient level to play at OL. As a result, the player was dismissed by Pierre Sage upon his arrival and has since played only 11 minutes in the Coupe de France against Pontarlier. While he is already little used, the arrivals of Nemanja Matic and Orel Mangala will send him to the bench at best, and at worst to the stands until the end of the season when it will be necessary to exfiltrate him .
- Dejan Lovren (central defender, 34 years old, Croatia, under contract June 2025)
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Returning a year ago to bring his experience and his experience to an OL team which lacked so much, Dejan Lovren’s return to Lyon is far from being a success. In great difficulty in most of the matches he played this season, he was below all against Rennes. Since the beginning of January, David Friio has been trying to find a way out. But the player, whose best years are now behind him, was not particularly motivated by the idea of leaving and above all did not see a club knocking at the gate. Unlike Akouakou or Baldé, Lovren should keep his place in Pierre Sage’s eleven, for lack of anything better and reinforcement in the winter transfer window.
- Sinaly Diomandé (central defender, 22 years old, Ivory Coast, under contract June 2025)
Dismissed from OL at the end of November, Sinaly Diomandé did not want to stay in Lyon and the Rhone club was ready to let him go. With good odds on the transfer market, the Ivorian defensive rock was almost guaranteed to find the right fit in the winter transfer window. Surprisingly, despite approaches from Fenerbahçe and RB Salzsbourg at the end of the transfer window to compensate for the departure of Oumar Solet which did not take place, no club came knocking on the door of the management of the Rhone club. After two months without playing, he could return to OL’s central defender rotation, especially if OL continue to concede 3 goals per match as in the last two Ligue 1 matches.
Pub. 02/03/2024 09:52 Updated 02/03/2024 12:59
2024-02-03 08:52:00
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