Great promise from the OL academy, Mohamed El Arouch, however, does not manage to make his mark in the first team. Laurent Blanc used him little in midfield, threatening the player’s future at OL. However, the club wants to persevere with him.
After Rayan Cherki, the case of Mohamed El Arouch frustrates many OL supporters. Like Cherki, El Arouch is a great promise of the club having made a strong impression in young people. He notably contributed to OL’s success in the 2022 Gambardella Cup. However, like Cherki before him, he is unable to play in Ligue 1. Will he have the support of supporters like his teammate before him? These had pushed Peter Bosz to change his position towards Cherki last season. We took the path a bit with El Arouch at the start of 2023 but Laurent Blanc remained quite cautious. He integrated El Arouch into the professional group on rare occasions, making him play a Ligue 1 match (at Angers) and another in the Coupe de France.
El Arouch stays, OL are counting on him
What raise fears of a possible departure of the young midfielder. It would not necessarily be final, especially since Mohamed El Arouch has a contract with OL until 2025. But he can be loaned to a smaller club in France, in Ligue 2 in particular, to acquire experience. This is not in the minds of OL leaders, according to information from Foot Mercato.
A departure from Mohammad #ElArouch is not on the agenda at all.
OL are counting on him. And even if the next sports management will obviously have a say, the objective is to keep it.
(@sebnonda / Foot Mercato) pic.twitter.com/9hKHhPw4E7
— Inside Gones (@InsideGones) June 2, 2023
” A departure of Mohamed El Arouch is not at all on the agenda. OL are counting on him. And even if the next sports management will obviously have a say, the objective is to keep it “, indicates the media. It remains to agree with Laurent Blanc so as not to spoil this promising talent. Unless OL are already aiming for another coach, better able to give confidence to the young Lyon guard represented wonderfully by El Arouch.
