Major maneuvers will not be required but Losc could make some marginal changes during the winter transfer window in January. An offensive player is, in particular, being tracked while the president of Lille, Olivier Létang, is still trying to extend Jonathan David.
A fourth place in Ligue 1, an eighth place in the Champions League which could offer the club direct qualification for the round of 16 and a ticket for the round of 16 in the Coupe de France: the end of the year was rather good for Lille and should condition the behavior of Losc on the transfer market. Few movements are expected during this winter transfer window.
Rafael Fernandes and Akim Zedadka, who have not played a minute in Ligue 1 this season, are on their way out. And in general, Lille players who currently have little playing time will not be retained this winter in the event of satisfactory offers.
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Little hope for David's extension
As for possible arrivals, Losc is tracking a key offensive player whose name has not yet been leaked but about whom negotiations have already started.
But at the same time, Olivier Létang, president of the club, wants to keep Jonathan David. The 24-year-old Canadian striker, scorer of 11 league goals this season, will reach the end of his contract next June and there is very little chance of seeing him continue beyond that. But that doesn't stop the management of the Mastiffs from trying their luck to extend it.
The David and Gomes files could cost Lille 60 million
And for good reason, the question of a departure without transfer compensation for the Canadian striker would constitute a big shortfall for the Lille club. Especially if the scenario of a non-extension repeats itself, both for Jonathan David and also for Angel Gomes.
The financial loss with the free departures of Jonathan David and Angel Gomes, an English international who recently joined the Three Lions first team, can be estimated at a minimum of 60 million euros. A third executive from Bruno Genesio's workforce, Rémy Cabella, also finds himself at the end of his contract next summer.
Knight courted but retained in January
Author of a very strong start to the season in Ligue 1 and the Champions League, Lucas Chevalier is also one of the Lille players courted during the winter transfer window.
Under contract with Losc until 2027 and recently summoned to the blues, will he take the plunge during the summer just one year before the World Cup? One thing is almost certain, he will not leave this winter.
There remains the case of Nabil Bentaleb, victim of a cardio-respiratory arrest last June. The Algerian has returned to high-intensity racing. The medical commission must decide around mid-January regarding his possible return to competition.
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