Olympique Lyonnais is in a worrying situation from a financial point of view. Thus, the Rhone club, which has a meeting this Friday with the DNCG, plans to sell many players this winter.
OL must replenish the coffers this winter
The objective being to replenish OL's coffers to avoid a control of the payroll, which was already the case last winter, and other sanctions which could be more serious. The worst being a demotion as a precautionary measure, which would not necessarily be excluded.
According to information from Mohamed Toubache-Ter, two players are in any case already pushed out during the next winter transfer window. They are Saïd Benrahma and Gift Orban. The two attackers do not necessarily fit into Pierre Sage's plans, who prefers other offensive options.
Saïd Benrahma is for sale
The situation of Saïd Benrahma has already been debated at the start of the year. The Algerian winger is indeed playing less than usual this season and is having a hard time with this situation. OL therefore want to sell him this winter to take advantage of his still high market value, which is estimated at 15 million euros by Transfermarkt.
Mohamed Toubache-Ter also indicates in the Benrahma case that the latter was not called up for the derby for extra-sporting reasons. Pierre Sage would have sanctioned him by not selecting him for OL – ASSE on Sunday.
Gift Orban, this is the exit
Regarding Gift Orban, the Rhone club also wants to sell him this winter. The Nigerian striker has played very little this season and has also had extra-sporting sanctions this season. He was excluded from the group to challenge LOSC after angering supporters on social networks.
In Trabzonspor's sights at the very end of the summer transfer window, Gift Orban had not been transferred but this should well be the case this winter. Valued at 15 million euros also by Transfermarkt, the 22-year-old player is already of interest to a few clubs, notably a Ligue 1 team.
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