In the tumult of an uncertain summer, the name of Corentin Tolisso returns to the front of the stage as a promise and an enigma. Back in Lyon in 2022 after five contrasting seasons, but rich in experience in Bayern Munich, the midfielder had then operated a comeback with a football romance. Trained at OL, world champion in 2018, he had chosen to return “home” to find playing time, stability, and offer his training club the best of what left. After an irregular first year, Tolisso found in 2023-2024 a level of play worthy of his best years. In turn metronome and boss under the orders of Laurent Blanc, then by Pierre Sage and Paulo Fonseca, he was one of the great craftsmen of the Folle Lyon rise, concluded by a European qualification and a final of the Coupe de France.
But the love story between Tolisso and OL is today at a crossroads. The past week suddenly recalled the weaknesses of a club in full reconstruction: summoned by the DNCG, OL saw its budgetary situation scrutinized with a magnifying glass and its future in Ligue 1 stall, before a favorable reversal in the appeal committee. If the storm seems to have passed, it has left traces, and the sale of players with high market value has become a vital lever again. Tolisso, who embodies both Lyon DNA and a certain idea of sporting elegance, is thus found in spite of himself at the heart of the issues. Very attached to the club, it is nonetheless lucid: at 30 years old, opportunities like that of Manchester United do not appear twice.
The Red Devils think of the 2018 world champion!
Corentin Tolisso, like all of his teammates, crossed a particularly intense week on the side of Olympique Lyonnais. Between the resumption of training and the crucial decision of the FFF appeal commission which made it possible to maintain the club in a positive dynamic, the 30 -year -old midfielder was plunged into an emotional whirlwind. Author of one of the best seasons in his career, Tolisso does not seem to have a firm will to leave Lyon, where he is still linked by a two -year contract. However, its return to the highest level, coupled with the financial difficulties that OL is currently going through, naturally arouses lusts on the transfer market. Among the interested clubs is in particular Manchester United, opponent of Lyon during the quarter -finals of the Europa League last April, according to information from The team.
The English club, although deprived of European competition next season, recently made a first contact with the Tolisso clan. Flattered by the interest of a world football giant, the 2018 world champion does not deviate from this possibility, despite his attachment to the Lyon club. He has also already declined several proposals from Türkiye this summer, proof that his possible departure would only be for the benefit of a sports project at the height of his ambitions. If he came to take the plunge, it would be less a leak than a rebound to a mythical club, capable of offering him a new breath in an ultra-competitive environment. For Lyon, this would also mean a painful start but potentially beneficial financially. What if Rayan Cherki and Corentino Tolisso became better enemies in England?
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