With its new recruitment philosophy, OL is opening up its horizons in the transfer window. Lyonnais look more at the Asian market and in particular Japan. Striker Keito Nakamura is their third Japanese prospect of the summer.
With John Textor, OL must get out of their daily routine in the transfer window and seek nuggets in lesser-known leagues. No more systematic recruitment of players at the end of the contract or only Ligue 1 talents. With a more modern recruitment cell and the announced arrival of Matthieu Louis-Jean, OL must look elsewhere and find the talents that other clubs usually find before them. This is particularly the case for the new Japanese guard, so talented but always ignored by the Rhone club. Les Gones have studied the track of goalkeeper Kosuke Nakamura (Portimonense) as well as that of midfielder Kuryu Matsuki (FC Tokyo). The third now leads to Keito Nakamura but this file promises to be more complicated.
Big competition for OL over Keito Nakamura
The 22-year-old winger is a hit in Austria with LASK Linz. This season, he has scored 14 goals and provided 4 assists in the league. What open the doors of the selection, he who has just scored his first goal against El Salvador. But, it has also strengthened its rating in Europe as revealed by the English newspaper, The Daily Telegraph. Besides OL, the contenders for the Japanese are Lille, Rennes, Liverpool, Eintracht Frankfurt and Aston Villa.
The Japanese international should animate the summer transfer window!https://t.co/Pu9vad5LcQ
— Foot Mercato (@footmercato) June 16, 2023
A competition which greatly complicates Lyon’s affairs with opponents all qualified for Europe next season. Financially, things don’t seem easy either. Under contract until 2025, Nakamura will undoubtedly see the auction start at 10 million euros for him. But the game is worth the candle for OL. Indeed, the profile of Keito Nakamura would fill a gap in the workforce of Laurent Blanc. The Japanese is a very good technical winger and very effective in front of goal. A real nugget that will require a lot of work from the Lyon leaders. While Matthieu Louis-Jean has still not been appointed to OL, unfortunately this is not going to happen.
