According to the Brazilian press, OL have sent a first offer of around 14 million euros in order to recruit Rayan, young winger from Vasco. A proposal that would not stop there.
With the presence of Eagle Football in Brazil, via Botafogo, movements towards the Serie A championship have intensified in recent months at OL. The Rio de Janeiro formation is the main one concerned (Perri, Adryelson, Jeffinho or even El Arouchfor a short stint), but the supervisors remain attentive to the other teams in the competition. Thus, for several weeks, there has been mention of an interest from Olympique Lyonnais in Rayan VitorVasco da Gama player.
Aged 18, the winger is one of the jewels of the former club Juninhoand his contractual situation is necessarily attractive. At the end of his contract in December 2025, he would be likely to leave his team this winter, at the end of the season in Brazil. In any case, this is clearly the wish of OL and John Weaversince according to Globoan offer of 14 million euros reached the desk of Vasco managers.
OL faced with a workforce problem
In addition to this raw financial proposition, the signing of Rayan (20 league games this season, one goal) would include other clauses. A debt of 2.4 million euros that Vasco da Gama owes Botafogo for commissions on the sale of the club to 777 Partners would be wiped out. There is also talk of the championship leader renting its stadium for three years to its neighbor in Rio de Janeiro, while its own is occupied by work.
For the moment, the negotiations would be positive, but they would not move forward for sporting reasons, explains the Brazilian media. In fact, Olympique Lyonnais no longer has any extra-community place in its squad. Various solutions are then available to the Ligue 1 resident: lending him to Molenbeek, but playing in the second division is not in the plans of Rayan and his entourage, or to Fogo. But this last hypothesis will require an increase in the proposal. Finally, OL also have the opportunity to part with a non-community element during the next transfer window (AbnerAinsley Maitland-NilesTanner Tessmannas well as Adryelson and Jeffinho, currently on loan at Botafogo).
