After his clumsy comment on Instagram, Gift Orban will receive several sanctions. The Olympique Lyonnais striker finds himself sidelined for the trip to Lille this Friday, pending the removal of a bonus and a possible departure this winter.
Gift Orban would have done better to abstain. Absent from the group last weekend, the Olympique Lyonnais striker considered it relevant to congratulate his former teammate Sinaly Diomandé, the Auxerre scorer against Les Gones (2-2) on Sunday. His message on Instagram obviously did not please the Rhone supporters, and even less the management. Despite his public apologies, the Nigerian was ruled out for the trip to Lille this Friday evening. And that's just the beginning of his troubles.
Olympique Lyonnais also plans to deprive him of his ethics bonus while awaiting the worst sanctions in the winter transfer window. In fact, the media Young Footballers tells us that the club led by John Textor wants to push Gift Orban out in January, just one year after his signing. Beyond his clumsy comment, the former La Gantoise player does not meet the expectations of coach Pierre Sage in his performances, nor even through his state of mind. The Lyon leaders are therefore looking for a base for their striker who has only started twice this season.
A Ligue 1 club on the spot
Still according to the same source, management does not expect to recover the 12 million euros (excluding bonus) invested in his transfer. She would be willing to accept the idea of a loan to avoid losing big. For the moment, Trabzonspor would be interested in the profile of Gift Orban, as would a Bundesliga team as well as a Ligue 1 resident whose identity has not been filtered. In any case, the Lyon flop, more than ever absent from Pierre Sage's plans, risks finding the time to be long between now and the opening of the next transfer window.
