Having arrived at Olympique Lyonnais last January, Nemanja Matic would like to return to the Premier League in the winter transfer window.
Nemanja Matic’s time in France is having a hard time convincing. While his qualities are undeniable, the experienced midfielder is suffering against the power of some players in the French championship, and at 36 years old no longer has the rhythm to keep up the pace for 90 minutes. Against Marseille this Sunday, he came off exhausted 10 minutes from the end, but above all, the former Manchester United player is not managing to influence the game as he had been able to do last season. Having left Rennes only six months after his arrival following internal problems with the Breton club, Matic had managed to bounce back at OL thanks to the big contract offered by John Textor. Despite an acclimatization that seemed to be going better, the Serbian only dreams of one thing: returning to the Premier League to finish his career there.
Matic wants to leave, what will OL say?
This is what The Mirror reveals, for whom Nemanja Matic will offer himself to English clubs from January to find a way out in order to quickly leave OL. However, this summer, he had contacts with clubs in Saudi Arabia, but did not follow up, the end of the season experienced with Lyon having made him want to continue the adventure. The situation is therefore likely to be different this winter with the prospect of joining an English club. It remains to be seen what the position of OL will be, who can save a big salary but would also lose an experienced starter in the heart of a season punctuated by a calendar combining Ligue 1 and the Europa League. Matic is under contract with OL until June 2026, and the prospect of seeing him complete his commitment may also raise fears that his last season will be very complicated, given that he will then be 37 years old.
