Summer is hot in Lyon. After the farewells of icons like Alexandre Lacazette and Rayan Cherki, and the departure of Thiago Almada, it was thought that the hardest had passed. The club crossed the DNCG test and seemed to be able to build more serenely. However, the machine for sale did not stop. Another major player in the workforce, one of the most promising, is packing up. A new blow for supporters, who see their team shed its best elements one after the other.
Malick Fofana, direction Everton
This player is Malick Fofana. The Belgian nugget, arrived just a few months ago for 17 million euros, is in very advanced negotiations with Everton. According to information from Fabrizio Romano, the Premier League club has sent an official offer to Lyon leaders and already discusses the terms of the contract with the player's entourage. The team Even evokes an amount that could reach 36 million euros, bonus included, while OL would hope for 40. The case seems in very good track.
This departure, as painful as it is for the sports project, was almost predictable. In the OL's current financial situation, it was difficult to imagine the club to refuse such a capital gain on a player recruited so recently. Fofana was the most “bankable” active in the workforce, the player capable of quickly bringing back a substantial sum in the boxes. Its sale will allow the club to breathe and finalize other operations.
Malick Fofana to Everton: imminent agreement with OL
A necessary evil for OL?
We know the song: to buy, you have to sell. And Lyon sells. A lot. This departure from Fofana is part of a logic of economic survival. The club separates from immense talent, but it ensures a puff of oxygen essential to rebuild itself. It is a sacrifice, one more, but a calculated sacrifice. The timing is surprising, but the purpose is not.
There remains the disappointment to see a player of this caliber, who seemed promised to a club like Liverpool, his heart club, join a mid -table team in England. It is a sign of a cruel reality for OL: the club is no longer in a position to retain its best talents in the face of the financial power of the Premier League, even in front of less prestigious stables. The bleeding continues, and each departure is a little more like one step back.
