Despite the ambition displayed for next season, John Textor will not splurge on the transfer market. The owner of Olympique Lyonnais has a limited budget and plans at least one big sale.
For his first mercato alone at the controls, John Textor knows he is expected at the turn. The majority shareholder of Olympique Lyonnais is not unanimous and will have to reassure as to its intentions. Hence the ambitions displayed when he talks about the future of the Rhone club. ” Lyon must return to the Champions Leaguerecently confided the American to the newspaper L’Equipe. In terms of organization, it’s a failure not to be in C1. Its objective necessarily involves quality recruitment and investment. But this is not quite the trend announced by the sports daily.
🔵🔴 Before being replaced by Matthieu Louis-Jean, B.Cheyrou (& L.Blanc) had worked & had these tracks validated by the board #OL (including John #Textor) before the end of the season:
👉 Hamari Traore (#SRFC), Clinton Mata (#Clubbrugge).
👉 Daniel Amartey (#LCFC)
👉 Al-Musrati (#SCBraga) pic.twitter.com/JE22JedCsd— Sacha Tavolieri (@sachatavolieri) June 6, 2023
To begin with, our colleagues indicate that the change of position of Bruno Cheyrou, who will be replaced by Matthieu Louis-Jean as head of recruitment, is slowing down the steps of Olympique Lyonnais. The tracks previously validated with coach Laurent Blanc, like the right side Hamari Traoré, at the end of the contract in Rennes, have been set aside. Suffice to say that the technician is not ready to welcome the three recruits requested for the positions of right side, central defender and defensive midfielder. Especially since the source is not reassuring about the envelope dedicated to recruitment.
Lukeba possible leaving
John Textor” don’t have a lot of money to spend “Write our colleagues, who suggest that the transfer window will be financed by departures. Indeed, one or more significant sales are to be expected. The name of Castello Lukeba comes up again, knowing that the previous management had promised him an exit voucher. The possible transfers of young Bradley Barcola and Rayan Cherki are also mentioned since the two offensive elements should attract beautiful people this summer. Great recipes in perspective for John Textor.
