Having become undesirable at Olympique Lyonnais, Karl Toko Ekambi will leave the club and join Saudi Arabia.
After a catastrophic start to the season marked by two defeats in a row, including a correction by Montpellier at home, theOlympique Lyonnais is counting on the end of the transfer window to solve at least some of its problems. One of them is about to be fixed.
Toko Ekambi goes to Arabia
According to information from Foot Mercatothe Cameroonian international should soon join the Saudi club ofAbha F.C. for a period of two years, despite pressure from other clubs. His transfer will cost around 1.7 million euros and will allow Lyon to free up the payroll.
🚨 EXCL: ❤️💙🇨🇲 #SPL |
◉ Karl Toko Ekambi will engage in the next few hours with Abha 🇸🇦 ✍️
◉ Despite the forcing of some clubs, KTE chose Abha ‼️ He is already in Arabia 👀
◉ 2 year contract. OL recovers 1.7 M€ on this transfer 💰
With @sebnonda pic.twitter.com/IX6gmGedXo
— Santi Aouna (@Santi_J_FM) August 21, 2023
Toko Ekambi knocks in a trash can after being replaced on the hour mark during Lyon-Strasbourg (1-2) on January 14, 2023.pic.twitter.com/ry75CfECwb
— A FOOT TRICK (@untrucdefoot) January 14, 2023
The end of his adventure at OL ended very badly with a whistled outing against Strasbourg, before an inconclusive loan to Rennes in the second half of the season.
