Foot OL – OL: Carvalho in Lyon, the impossible request – Olympique Lyonnais
As part of the transfer of Houssem Aouar, the name of William Carvalho keeps coming back to Olympique Lyonnais. But there is a real problem that blocks everything and nothing evolves.
Now a starter in the B team of Olympique Lyonnais, the one that was humiliated on Saturday by Willem II, Houssem Aouar understood that one year from the end of his contract, Peter Bosz no longer counted on him. OL supporters also have him in their sights, so the midfielder just has to wait to find a club that suits him. A few weeks since the name of Betis Seville has been circulating, the Spanish club having understood with Nabil Fékir that OL were able to let very high level players leave without being too unreasonable. However, for Houssem Aouar, Jean-Michel Aulas does not want to weld his player too much, even if we are now far from the 50 million euros expected two years ago. To reduce the bill, Sevilla therefore wishes to include the experience of William Carvalho, a player whose profile is very popular with Lyon leaders, and of whom the Dutch coach thinks the greatest good. There is however a catch.
Carvalho blocks Aouar in Lyon
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— Houssem (@HoussemAouar) July 18, 2022
Not that William Carvalho refuses to sign for Lyon or come to Ligue 1, but the 30-year-old defensive midfielder is uncompromising about his salary. If he signs with OL, while he still has a year of contract with Betis Sevilla, the player with 73 caps with Portugal claims 3.5 million euros net per season, almost double in raw. The leaders of Olympique Lyonnais quickly know to Carvalho that it was a waste of time and that he will not be an OL player next season at this price. It is not known if the defensive midfielder rejected his demands, but in the meantime he remains at Betis Sevilla and Houssem Aouar remains in Lyon.