Lyon and two Ligue 1 clubs on a Tunisian midfielder
OL Mercato: To strengthen their midfield, Olympique Lyonnais would have targeted a Tunisian international, playing in the German championship.
OL Mercato: Aulas has launched its ambitious transfer window
Having missed out on the 2021-2022 financial year, OL are preparing for next season delicately. Jean Michel Auas, surrounded by Vincent Ponsot (Director of Football) and Bruno Cheyrou (Director of Recruitment), is working on the summer transfer window. The president of Olympique Lyonnais had announced the color on the market of the Rhone club. He had promised an XXL transfer window. “There will be departures and arrivals. And a fairly significant risk price from Olympique Lyonnais. We want to start again, with ambitious bases, ”he announced in May.
Even before the official opening of the transfer window, Lyon recruited Remy Riou, a corn keeper trained between Rhône and Saône. It will be followed by John Lepenanta 19-year-old defensive midfielder, also from SM Caen in Ligue 2. Since the summer market is open for good, OL have repatriated their former striker Alexandre Lacazette and are working on the return of Corentin Tolisso. Like the 31-year-old center-forward, the Habs midfielder is free when his contract with Bayern Munich is issued.
Olympique Lyonnais and 2 L1 clubs go after Ellyes Skhiri
At a press conference on Wednesday, Jean-Michel Aulas made a new announcement. “We are currently negotiating three or four players who will come and win with great ambition next year,” he said. According to the rumors of the transfer window, OL have their sights on Ellyes Skhiri, FC Cologne midfielder in Germany. Corridor rumors are confirmed by the journalist and columnist of France BlueFabien Guyon.
“OL and two other Ligue 1 teams inquired about the profile ofEllyes Skhiri (27), but no offer was made”, he wrote on his Twitter account, while mentioning the interest of Benfica Lisbon. The Tunisian international (46 caps, 3 goals) is under contract until June 2023 and is worth €13 million on the transfer market.