At the end of the contract at Olympique Lyonnais, Moussa Dembélé will not be extended, the Rhone club confirmed on Wednesday.
” Arrived in August 2018 a few hours before the closing of the transfer window, from Celtic Glasgow, Moussa Dembélé did not take long to acclimatize to the French championship, him the player trained at PSG, but who had flown overseas. Channel to start his professional career. From his first season at Olympique Lyonnais, the pure 9 of the 1996 generation scored 20 goals in 46 games. The next, he confirms the hopes placed on him with 24 achievements in as many meetings. During this 2019-2020 financial year, he participated in Lyon’s heroic campaign in the Final 8 of the Champions League. A quarter-final against Manchester City that will be remembered by the striker, who entered the game in the last quarter of an hour and scored twice which will allow the Lyonnais to achieve a resounding feat against the men of Pep Guardiola ( 3-1). After a flash loan to Atlético Madrid at the start of 2021, during which he won the title of Spanish Champion, Moussa Dembélé continues in his usual standards in the Rhône. A 2021-2022 season during which he totaled 22 achievements in 36 games. We will remember in particular this lob scored at the very end of the match against Marseille one evening in February 2022, which offered us victory. In 172 games played with Olympique Lyonnais, he has a record of 70 goals and 19 assists. Thank you Moussa, and good continuation! “Said OL in a press release.
The helmet hit in the last seconds of the derby, the lob against Marseille, the double against City in the Final 8… ✨
@MDembele_10, and good continuation ! 👊 pic.twitter.com/ychznFzzec
— Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) June 7, 2023
