SM Caen. Transfer program for Johann Lepenant, the suitors are numerous
Johann Lepenant could play his last match at Ornano, under the colors of SM Caen, this Saturday May 7 against Quevilly-Rouen.
As previously announced, Malherbe has resolved to transfer this summer to his young 19-year-old midfielder, with whom an agreement for a contract extension beyond 2023 could not be found.
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Caen, on the other hand, still wants to do everything to try to convince Jessy Deminguet, coveted in particular by Strasbourg and Brest, to stretch his lease beyond 2023, so that the captain leads at least one more season a Caen team which will want to get involved. in the fight for accession to Ligue 1 from 2022-2023.
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Younger than Deminguet, Lepenant has been one of the “prospects” closely followed by recruiters since last season.
Transfer accompanied by an automatic loan, ideal solution for Malherbe
His full season in L2 (34 games out of 36), with a rather remarkable level of regularity and still significant room for improvement, only whetted the appetite of the courtiers, that of the Granvillais to rub shoulders with the next level, and reduces the chances of the SMC to manage to keep it a little longer.
According to our information, Olympique Lyonnais is at the top of the list of contenders, as indicated by The Team this Thursday. But Lyon is not alone. Atlético Madrid is one of the clubs that has been following him very closely for a long time, and remains in the ranks. In France, Rennes or Lille are also on the lookout. And the list is not closed.
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On the side of SM Caen, we will obviously not sell off Lepenant, even if he only has one year of contract left, and negotiations with the most determined courtiers promise to be tough.
The game remains open. Including on a transfer this summer with an automatic loan to Malherbe, especially if Lyon, Atlético or another luxury club could not offer guarantees of playing time to Lepenant, who needs to play to continue his progress. ?
In any case, Malherbe will play it tight this summer on the transfer window front, while he will also have to settle the case of his striker Alexandre Mendy, in particular by Celtic Glasgow in Scotland.