The Portuguese international is having difficulty with his downgrade in the hierarchy of OL goalkeepers. For its part, the club assures that it had been warned of the fate reserved for it.
Times are tough for Anthony Lopes. Trained to Olympique Lyonnaisthe 34-year-old goalkeeper has spent his entire career with the Rhone club. During the last decade, he was even the incumbent in his position. Except that
the Portuguese international has completely fallen down the hierarchy since the offseason.
“No one warned me that my place was in question, ensures in the columns of The team the one who now appears in fourth position among OL goalkeepers.
I was clearly not told anything in January. I prefer to set the record straight at this point. (…) You should know that I have never been criticized for anything sportingly or in my involvement in training or in the locker room…”
Lopes, OL gives a completely different version
However, the story is different on the side of the club coached by Pierre Sage. “OL have kept Anthony Lopes and his representatives well informed of the situation and sporting developments. The club has assured him of supporting him as best as possible, while facilitating the sporting projects that arise for him, in particular by letting him go free, while he has one year of contract remaining. OL also offered Anthony to contribute financially to compensation for loss of salary if he managed to find another club during this transfer period. replied OL to the sports daily.
It is now the Brazilian Lucas Perri who occupies the starting place in the Lyon goal. Rémy Descamps was poached during the last transfer window to play understudy. As for Anthony Lopes, he is not even included on the list of players likely to play in the Europa League.
