Olympique Lyonnais will play a capital match on Saturday evening against Angers, during the 34th and last day of Ligue 1. seventh in the championship, the Gones will have the opportunity to snatch a qualification in European competition. This important meeting for the Rhodanian season will also be marked by the farewells of an emblematic player from the club.
Pressed for some time, the departure of Alexandre Lacaztte is now official. The “general” will leave OL at the end of the year. At a press conference this Thursday, the coach of the Rhone club, Paulo Fonseca, confirmed the news: “I discussed Alex today. It's true, it will be his last match here. It will be an additional motivation for the team. »»
“He did magnificent things for this club. He's a great professional, I loved working with him. We have to make a big match for him, he deserves a great outing ”, added the Portuguese coach.
390 matches in the Gones jersey for Lacazette
Trained at Olympique Lyonnais, “Laca” took its first steps in Pro in May 2010. After spending six seasons with the Gones, he signed in Arsenal during the 2017-2018 season. At the end of his adventure with the Gunners, the French striker finally returned to Lyon in June 2022.
In total, he will have played 391 matches, scored 199 goals and issued 55 assists. There is no doubt that the tricolor international will be keen to go on a good note and will give everything to mark and help his own to snatch a European ticket. A tribute will also be paid to him according to information from
Progress.
