OL capable of recruiting a defender despite DNCG sanctions and finances in the red? John Textor is capable of it and he even already has a lead.
In difficulty at the central defender position, where Jake O'Brien is terribly lacking while Warmed Omari is too fair in the eyes of Pierre Sage, OL could well find a trick to strengthen themselves in this position despite the recruitment ban pronounced last week by the DNCG. Nothing to slow down John Textor if he believes that a good deal is possibly in the bag, and this is the case with Vince Osuji.
This 18-year-old central defender plays in Sweden, for Kalmar FF, a club relegated to D2 last week at the end of the championship. However, the Nigerian's performances have not escaped European recruiters, and OL are one of the clubs cited to recover him according to the Swedish media Sportbladet. It must be said that the player has a market value of less than one million euros, despite a potential that even put Chelsea in the running. The London club plans to recruit him to loan him to Strasbourg, where he could discover Ligue 1.
Nuamah case law is unstoppable
But on the OL side, we want to have a say despite the recruitment ban. This would not be a problem in Sweden, since it could take the form of a loan with a possible purchase option if the ban were to be lifted in June, or through a transitional stint with one of John Textor's clubs. For the record, in the summer of 2023, John Textor had already seen his club be hit with a recruitment ban. This did not prevent him from signing Ernest Nuamah, transferred to Molenbeek and then loaned to OL without ever having set foot in the Brussels club. This type of stratagem would therefore not surprise anyone, especially if it could allow Lyon to sign Vince Osuji, a very promising central defender who interests a lot of people. In addition to OL and Chelsea, Slavia Prague, Cincinnati, PAOK Salonique and Reims are also cited for this very cosmopolitan craze.
