The summer of Olympique Lyonnais has definitely not been a long, quiet river. While the Rhone club must deal with a particularly demanding sporting and economic context, several issues continue to animate behind the scenes of the transfer window. That of Malick Fofana has been coming back with insistence for several weeks. The Belgian winger, long considered an important element of the Lyon project, now sees his name circulating among several European clubs. A situation which could quickly take on a new dimension as OL approaches a particularly important period for the rest of its season after its qualification for the final preliminary round of the Champions League following its return victory against Sparta Prague.
Because the Fofana file had already grown in depth in recent weeks. RB Leipzig had notably expressed its interest in the young Belgian international in order to compensate for the departure of Yan Diomandé to Real Madrid. AS Roma then positioned itself, with the idea of making it an offensive priority and an operation estimated at around 40 million euros. A prospect which was not necessarily anticipated by Lyon, who had instead planned to keep their player after a season largely disrupted by an ankle injury. Now gradually returning to the group, Fofana hopes to return to his best level, while his club could be faced with a proposal important enough to reconsider its plans.
Inter Milan have a precise plan
In this already charged context, a new suitor has just been invited into the file. According to information from Sky ItaliaInter Milan have made initial contacts regarding Malick Fofana. The Nerazzurri are currently working on the recruitment of several corridor players and have made Djed Spence their first priority to strengthen this sector. But the Lombard club also anticipates a possible departure of Luis Henrique, who could join Roma. If this operation were to materialize, Inter would then look for a more offensive profile to complete their system. Several names are already being studied, notably those of Moussa Diaby and Nico Gonzalez, but Fofana is now also in Milan’s thoughts. However, we should not yet talk about a real Inter offensive for the Lyon player.
Still according to the translapin media, no concrete negotiations have yet been launched with OL and the first contacts remain at an exploratory stage. The Italian club first wants to know the outcome of the Luis Henrique case before determining precisely its needs on the offensive flank. But Malick Fofana appears well on the Nerazzurri radars and could become more important in the coming days. For Lyon, this new track above all confirms the rediscovered attractiveness of a player whose name continues to circulate in Europe. After Leipzig, Roma and Atalanta, it is now Inter who are observing their situation, with a possible operation worth around 40 million euros which could further change OL’s plans.
