OL is looking for 70 M € to avoid the descent. An offer from Italy could change the situation … but may not be enough.
Relegated to Ligue 2 by the DNCG, Olympique Lyonnais lives decisive hours. The club has a few days to prepare its file on appeal, and must imperatively fill an estimated hole at 70 million euros to stay in League 1. while the eyes are turned to the expected sales of Fofana or Mikautadze, another operation, so far unexpected, could offer an unexpected respite to the Rhone club.
Milan ready to bet on an injured player
According to the Italian press,
AC Milan would be in advanced discussions to recruit Ernest Nuamah. The 21 -year -old Ghanaian striker, however injured since April following a break in the cross ligaments, arouses the interest of the Lombard club. The idea would be to anticipate a possible departure from Samuel Chukwueze, by focusing on a young, explosive, and high potential profile. Despite its unavailability, Milan would consider an offer of around 15 million euros.
Nuamah to Milan: a first boost to avoid relegation
For Lyon, this proposal could represent a double blow. On the one hand, it would initiate the reconstruction of the funds required by the DNCG. On the other hand, it would constitute an honorable outing for a player whose future seemed blocked in the short term. Admittedly, OL would sell at a loss, after having invested nearly 29 million euros via Molenbeek. But in the current context, the main objective remains survival in Ligue 1.
Nuamah, the sale that could change everything for OL
One thing is certain: this single sale will not be enough. The 15 million proposed represent only a fraction of the expected 70 million.
The new president, Michele Kang, will therefore have to multiply the output operations if it wants to save the club from a historical relegation. Several other profiles are studied, including young people with high market value or elements at the end of the contract.
If the operation ends, it would open the way to other transactions of the same nature. The Nuamah case perfectly illustrates the urgency in which OL is, forced to sacrifice assets to balance its accounts. A risky but necessary strategy. Summer is just beginning, but every day counts in this race against the clock.
