It's official, announced by the main interested party this Wednesday: the beautiful story between LOSC and Jonathan David is coming to an end. After five years of good and loyal service and a transfer from the Gantoise, the Canadian striker now 25 years old decided to leave the DOGUES to discover new horizons.
“” It's time for me to tell you goodbyedixit him in a video relayed on social networks.
I spent five magnificent seasons here. I hope that with my goals and my celebrations, I managed to give you joy, including the title of champion of France and the Champions Trophy ». Two trophies that the Lille were able to win in 2021.
In Ligue 1, Brooklyn's native goalscorer will have always assumed his status-of his 13 achievements for his first season to his 24 trailer planted during the 2022-2023 fiscal year. With again this year no less than 16 goals scored in the league; New in the Champions League signed against sizes such as Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid, Liverpool or Juventus.
A future far from Ligue 1 a priori
In total, before the last day of Ligue 1 which will see the LOSC receiving Reims in Pierre-Mauroy on Saturday evening, Jonathan David will have accumulated 109 goals and 29 assists in 231 outings in all competitions with LOSC. In the history of the northern club, only Jean Baratte (221) and André Strape (134) did better according to the official site of the Dogues.
It remains to be seen where Jonathan David intends to land. A priori not in Ligue 1 despite OM's alleged interest in such free offensive reinforcement. Not long ago, the Canuck admitted its appeal for the Liga, the Spanish elite where it was able to appear on the tablets of FC Barcelona for a time. The rumor is going well concerning him in the Premier League, with no less than seven stables cited recently: from Manchester United to Arsenal via Tottenham, West Ham, Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle. Inter and Napoli have also been associated with its name recently.