A few hours after the announcement of the DNCG, Olympique Lyonnais should quickly register the signing of an Angolan defender who plays in Belgium. Clinton Mata is already on his way to OL.
Failing to sign Pulisic and other big names in European football, Lyon supporters have embarked on the low-cost version hype train. While the signing of Skelly Alvaro (FC Sochaux) is announced as imminent, the midfielder having passed his medical examination on Tuesday, another reinforcement should quickly follow him. Het Laatste Nieuws, the Belgian daily in Dutch, reveals that Clinton Mata, the Angolan international defender who plays in Bruges is already on the plane to Lyon. Aged 30 and born in Belgium, Mata has spent his entire career in this country, first in Charleroi, then in Genk where he was loaned, before finally being transferred to Bruges in 2018 for 1.5 million euros. euros.
5 million for Mata, Lyon moves
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In order to secure the services of this right-back, OL would have agreed to pay a transfer fee of 5 million euros, Clinton Mata still having three years of contract with the Belgian club. If he successfully passes his medical examination, the defender will sign a contract until 2026 with the Rhone club. A specialist in Belgian football, Pol B believes that Lyon is making a good pick, even if we shouldn’t get too carried away: ” OL are right by signing Clinton Mata. Player who brings certainty to his position, safe professional and off the field, perfect to frame Kumbedi. May have air pockets during a match and lack the offensive qualities to play as a piston. »
