OL‍: Faivre both unwanted and valuable to Textor

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By: Manu Tournoux

OL‍: Faivre both unwanted and valuable to Textor

Following his convincing loan to FC Lorient, Romain Faivre still does not enter the plans of Olympique Lyonnais. But the attacking midfielder could prove valuable for Rhone owner John Textor, no doubt eager to collect the cash for the sale of his unwanted.

The pressure is mounting for John Textor. Before the hearing at the DNCG scheduled for June 28, the owner of Olympique Lyonnais must inject 60 million euros into the coffers. All without weakening his team too much on the transfer market. There is indeed talk of potential sales of young talents like central defender Castello Lukeba who is the subject of negotiations with RB Leipzig. Suffice to say that this departure would not please coach Laurent Blanc. On the other hand, the Cévenol will not oppose the final transfer of Romain Faivre.

OL claim €15 million

Back following a successful loan to FC Lorient, the attacking midfielder can also allow John Textor to achieve the objective set by the financial policeman. Olympique Lyonnais, which still does not retain the former Brestois, has set its price at 15 million euros. Not enough to cool his many suitors, including Crystal Palace, Everton and Fulham. And now the newspaper L’Equipe adds Sevilla FC, Bayer Leverkusen and Stade Rennais to the list of courtiers. Something to rub your hands for the majority shareholder of Les Gones. For its part, FC Lorient appreciates this tough competition less.

The Hakes, totally convinced during Romain Faivre’s loan, absolutely want to keep him. The sports daily affirms that President Loïc Féry is aiming for a big blow on this file, in particular in order to convince his coach Régis Le Bris to stay. The resident of Moustoir therefore wasted no time and would have, according to the regional media Ouest-France, transmitted an offer slightly less than 12 million euros. This is not yet the amount requested by Olympique Lyonnais. But the proposal should at least represent a good basis for negotiation.

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Manu Tournoux

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