Olympique Lyonnais is activated behind the scenes to harvest liquidity.
Time is running out. Relegated to Ligue 2 by the National Directorate of Management Control (DNCG), theOlympique Lyonnais try to save its place on appeal. For this, the Rhone club must generate cash immediately.
After the transfer of Rayan Cherki to Manchester City at the start of the transfer window -an operation that will bring more than 40 million euros with bonuses -, two other sales were finalized this week. Said Benrahma and Johann Lepenant, respectively loaned to Neom SC and FC Nantes, saw their club lift the purchase option.
« Loaned during the summer of 2024 at FC Nantes, Johann Lepenant had an excellent season with the Canaries, playing a major role in keeping the club in Ligue 1. International Espoirs has played 31 games and scored 2 goals. The amount of the transfer amounts to 2.5 M €“, Can we read about the International French Hope. After a year at OL, Saïd Benrahma had joined the Neom SC on loan during the last winter transfer window. The Saudi club, promoted to the first division, decided to exercise the purchase option of € 15 million (including € 3 M of bonuses) and places all its confidence in the Algerian international, author of 7 goals in 16 matches. Olympique Lyonnais would like to thank Johann and Saïd and wishes them a very great success with their new clubs ”concludes OL.
Fofana and Mikautdaze, 2 major challenges for OL
These significant sales are air calls for more ambitious files. The winger Malick Fofana is certainly the biggest market value of the Lyon workforce at the moment T. The Rhone club would like to collect 60 million euros for the attacker, ardently courted by Nottingham Forest.
The other major soap opera will concern Georges Mikautadze. Only a year after his arrival, the Georgian striker could pack his bags, even if he was supposed to embody the next generation at the center-forward after the departure in Saudi Arabia of the History Alexandre Lacazette. The former Messin is in the viewfinder of Roma. Case (s) to follow …
