Mercato: OL make a huge free move!

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By: Manu Tournoux

Olympique Lyonnais has completed one of the most attractive signings of this winter transfer window.

After passing through all the states in 2025, lovers ofOlympique Lyonnais are approaching 2026 with excitement. On a sporting level, already, since all the lights are green for Paulo Fonseca’s team, performing well in Ligue 1 and ambitious in the Europa League. But also in relation to the winter transfer window, marked by the arrival of the Endrick phenomenon.

On December 23, OL confirmed the loan of the Brazilian international striker from Real Madrid.
“Olympique Lyonnais is very pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Real Madrid for the arrival, in the form of a paid loan of up to €1 million, of Brazilian international striker Endrick until the end of the season”. Information which had the effect of a small bombshell, as Endrick’s reputation is well established.

Endrick at OL, how much is it?

By specifying an operation in the form of a loan paying a maximum of 1 million euros, Olympique Lyonnais confirmed its excellent operation, without going into the details of the transaction. The daily newspaper The Athletic provides some details along the lines of this press release. Each tranche of 5 matches played by Endrick in the OL jersey would allow the club to pay 200,000 euros less to Real Madrid. In other words: Endrick will become free for OL if he makes at least 25 appearances in the Gones jersey. While waiting to launch his adventure on the field, the Brazilian was presented this Monday to the press.