Bradley Barcola was the Lyon revelation of the second half of the season. The hard-hitting winger also confirms in Espoirs. However, there is no question of leaving OL already despite the financial needs of his club and his personal ambitions.
To support Alexandre Lacazette, OL were waiting for Karl Toko Ekambi or Moussa Dembélé at the start of the season. It was ultimately a 20-year-old who took on this responsibility. Bradley Barcola had a superb second half of the season in Lyon. Substitute little used at the start, he became an almost irremovable holder at the conclusion of the championship. It must be said that with 5 goals and 7 assists in Ligue 1, the winger has almost exceeded the expectations placed on him since his incorporation into the professional group. His rating has climbed on the market and some specialists are already sending him elsewhere in the summer transfer window.
Barcola wants to continue its progress at OL
This is all the more true as OL must balance their budget before passing the DNCG. The leaders of Lyon have put the name of Bradley Barcola on the list of potentially salable nuggets this summer. The speed and percussion of the right winger make many beautiful European clubs salivate. Barcola does not yet dream of these big European teams. His objective is to stay in Lyon as he hammered it in an interview for the newspaper L’Equipe this Sunday.
👀 With 9 assists in all competitions, Bradley Barcola finishes as the team’s best passer 🔴🔵
➡ His percussion, his accelerations and his vista did damage 💥
Throwback to his assists this season ⤵ pic.twitter.com/e7B95mEtB4
— Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) June 20, 2023
” I have a season to confirm. You mustn’t forget that I only did six months… I’m good at OL, I hope I’ll continue to have the confidence of the coach. I don’t know how the transfer window will go, but I don’t see why I would leave. I need to do a full season that I start in the shoes of a holder “, he confided. Wise words even if he also knows how to be ambitious, confident that he wants to reach the French team as quickly as possible. His desire to stay at OL will however have to find an echo with his management. It looks like if a club breaks the bank for Barcola, John Textor will find it hard to resist. Scorer against Italy for his debut in the Euro Espoirs, Barcola will be well watched by all of Europe. If he continues to perform in Romania, he will find it difficult to keep his promise to Lyon supporters.
