Barring an improbable turnaround, Moussa Niakhaté will sign for OL in the coming days. And it’s Nottingham Forest who are rubbing their hands over this transfer.
In search of a central defender to strengthen a defensive sector which did not entirely satisfy during a very eventful last season, even if a certain Jack O’Brien had a very good 2023-2024 campaign, the Olympique Lyonnais is looking in all directions. And the least we couldThe news is that the Rhone club is preparing to bring in one of its summer priorities in the person of Moussa Niakhaté.
OL will break the bank for Niakhaté
In all likelihood, the 28-year-old Senegalese international defender will sign with the Gones in the coming hours. To snatch him from a Nottingham Forest team that recruited him from Mainz for 10 million euros in the summer of 2022, Lyon will spend a fortune. In eeffect, according to The teamPierre Sage’s team will pay out… nearly 31 million euros and sign Moussa Niakhaté to a four-year contract.
For a player valued at €16 million on the site Transfer marketit’s a very nice check for Nottingham Forest, who must even sell to avoid new sanctions from the English Football League. Sportingly, it still looks like a good deal for OL who strengthens with a player with high potential. Remember that the Lyonnais, who will play in the Europa League next season, are ahead of Lille and Crystal Palace in this matter.
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