A suspicious transfer to OL

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By: Manu Tournoux

A suspicious transfer to OL

After the departure of Castello Lukeba, OL will be able to count on a new central defender, the Irishman Jake O’Brien, who arrives from Crystal Palace and who could go to another club under John Textor…

Already in doubt this season, Laurent Blanc’s OL lost Castello Lukeba, sold for nearly 35 million euros to Leipzig, and can now count on Dejan Lovren and Duje Caleta-Car, recruited from Southampton. In addition to Sinaly Diomandé, the Gones coach will now have Jake O’Brien available, a 22-year-old Irish defender whose recruitment was formalized on Tuesday.

The recruitment of O’Brien, for a million euros, is intriguing. The player is bought from Crystal Palace, a club in which John Textor has shares. Anyone who has never played in the Premier League with the Eagles will initially be “ observed and evaluated by Laurent Blanc and his staff during the various training sessions of the professional group “.

If he does not have the level for Ligue 1, he could thus be loaned to Molenbeek, the Belgian D1 club in which he played last season (30 matches, 3 goals), and especially one of the 3 clubs held by Textor (with OL and Botafogo). O’Brien could only be passing through between the Rhône and the Saône. And Racing White Daring of Molenbeek will then benefit from a free recruit.

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Manu Tournoux

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