It is a transfer that everyone wanted to avoid Olympique Lyonnais, the club, the technical staff and the principal concerned. Unfortunately for them, the calamitous management of John Textor forces the Gones to have to separate from Georges Mikautadze. There was only any more solution. Quickly Villarreal got closer to his French counterpart and the directions agreed on compensation of around € 30 million, as we report.
The transfer has just been formalized. “”Olympique Lyonnais informs of the transfer of Georges Mikautadze to the Spanish club of Villarreal for an amount of € 36 million, including € 5 million in bonuses, to which can be added a 10 % profit-sharing on a possible future capital gainInform the Gones press release published right now. Mikautadze will therefore not even be an appointment against OM this Sunday at Groupama Stadium, to the chagrin of his coach.
In tears leaving Lyon
Paulo Fonseca lost his holder attacker, the one who was to take over from Alexandre Lacazette who left at the end of his contract in Neom in Saudi Arabia. With already a goal in two days of Ligue 1, the Georgian international seemed to be a successful mission, he who had known laborious beginnings for his return to his training club a year ago. His second part of the season had been much more convincing to finish at 17 goals and 11 assists in 47 games.
What leave even more regrets. Malick Fofana not having found a sufficiently convincing project, it was Mikautaze who had to fold luggage, against his will. Returning to Lyon a year ago for € 18.5 million, the scorer has already left, in tears when greeting his now ex-teammates. He can always console himself by playing the Champions League for the first time in his career with Villarreal. This Spanish experience should also open many opportunities for him in the event of success.
