Through the magic of timeshare, Olympique Lyonnais will be able to count on the reinforcement of Thiago Almada from January 2025. The Argentinian international will first spend a few months at Botafogo, another of John Textor’s clubs.
The Aulas era is definitely over for OL, and we must even wonder what the Lyon recruitment unit thinks of these internal operations at Eagle Football, even if in 2024 it is necessary to be up to date. This Sunday, The team confirms information that has been circulating for several days in the European press, namely that John Textor has found common ground with the Atlanta club, where Thiago Almada in order to recruit the Argentine attacking midfielder. In exchange for 19.6 million euros, plus bonuses, the 2022 world champion will join the Textor planet. Initially, the native of Buenos Aires will sign up with the Botafogo club, and he will therefore play in the Brazilian championship until the end of 2024. Then, in a second step, Thiago Almada will quickly leave the Brazilian club and he will join Ligue 1 and of course with Olympique Lyonnais in the 2025 winter transfer window.
Thiago Almada will be in Paris this summer with Argentina
This will be the 23-year-old midfielder’s first European experience, as he made his debut at Vélez Sarsfield before joining MLS and Atlanta in February 2022. Before he arrives at Olympique Lyonnais in early 2025, OL fans will have the opportunity to discover their future player, since Thiago Almada, unlike Lionel Messi, will play the Paris Olympic Games with the Argentine team, having already won the 2022 World Cup with the Albiceleste. For Pierre Sage, this is obviously a major reinforcement, even if the OL coach will have to wait until next January to count on his new player, even though Lyon will have played half the season in Ligue 1 and the Europa League. But Thiago Almada should probably stay a few seasons in the capital of the Gauls, unless John Textor decides otherwise in the interest of his group.
