Olympique Lyonnais succeeded in its summer bet: keep Malick Fofana. Courted by large premier league stables such as Liverpool, Fulham or Chelsea, the Belgian prodigy finally stayed within the Rhone club.
Questioned by the Belgian media HBLV, Fofana admitted to having seriously considered a departure this summer. The 20 -year -old supersonic winger considers, however, that staying in the Rhône is the best option to continue his progression.
“” There was interest on the part of these two clubs
(Chelsea and Liverpool, editor's note), but Finally nothing concrete. I considered a transfer, but now I think it is more important that I play a lot, and it must be done in Lyon. Because I still have progress to make “He said.
Chelsea will not come back to the charge this winter … but next summer
Although Malick Fofana did not leave OL this summer, the fear of seeing him go during the winter transfer window remains. However, Chelsea, one of the main contenders in Lyonnais, should not come back to the charge quickly.
According to information from One footballthe blues would like to give themselves time to assess the player's progress before making any decision. If OL won the battle this summer, the club will still have to fight next summer if it wants to convince its nugget to continue the adventure.
