If he has had an exit voucher since the start of the transfer window, like Leny Yoro transferred to Manchester United, Jonathan David remains a Lille player at this time. In the ranks of Losc, we are beginning to dream of a favorable outcome, and a fifth consecutive year among the Dogues for the Canadian striker already credited with 87 goals in 187 northern outings.
With ten days to go until the end of the summer transfer window, it is true that the departure options are dwindling – not to mention the replacement possibilities for Losc. I said last week that he could leave if, and only if, we were able to replace him.said President Létang during his last press briefing. The closer we get to the end of the transfer window, the more complicated it is to find a high-quality striker like Jonathan. We have the capacity to keep him because we are not under pressure from an economic point of view… »
A real number 9, like Papin
For sure, such a striker would not hurt many teams in the French elite, and in particular OM where a certain Jean-Pierre Papin, reserve coach, does not hide his admiration for the boy. He is capable of going deep, of being in front of goal, he is a very interesting player. “, sighs the former Ballon d’Or, seeing in the 24-year-old Canadian a real number 9 – a type of player in the process of disappearing according to “JPP”.
So, Jonathan David to OM? While the prospect is tempting for a Marseille club that has just lost its second-string centre-forward Faris Moumbagna, Elye Wahi’s expected replacement for the season, to injury, the reverse is not necessarily true. During his presentation, his teammate in the Canadian national team, Ismaël Koné, admitted that he had tried to attract the LOSC goal scorer to Marseille… In vain.
