After Clinton Mata and Skelly Alvero, it was Renato Tapia who was announced as very close to Olympique Lyonnais. But the Peruvian international from Celta Vigo has not been the subject of any offer from OL.
79 selections in the jersey of the Peru team, ten years spent in Europe, first in the Netherlands, then since 2020 in La Liga, Renato Tapia had the ideal profile to become the long-awaited sentinel by Olympique Lyonnais. In the middle of the week, everything seemed to be complete between OL and Celta Vigo for a transfer of around 5 million euros, the price of the two reinforcements already arrived in Lyon. But, for 48 hours, the arrival of the 27-year-old player is no longer as obvious as that. According to the Spanish press, if OL and the club whose sports adviser is Luis Campos have not made any progress on this file, it is quite simply because Lyon have made no offer to offer themselves Renato Tapia.
DNCG or another track, OL takes its time
According Diario Atlantico, the two clubs are indeed in contact about the defensive midfielder, who still has a year of contract. ” There is still no firm offer to sign the midfielder, although talks are underway for the transfer of the player “, specifies the Spanish media on this subject. Obviously, this probably has to do with the situation of Olympique Lyonnais in front of the DNCG. John Textor’s club must now validate its operations on the transfer window before being able to recruit a player. Before going on the offensive regarding Renato Tapia, OL will certainly have to wait for the sale of one or two players in Laurent Blanc’s current squad. Pending a possible appeal to free themselves from this constraint, the Lyon recruitment cell has no other choice.
