In a now well-known maneuver, John Textor will try to recruit the young Brazilian Marlon Gomes to Botafogo. The boss of Eagle Football intends to use Olympique Lyonnais as a final destination to seduce the Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder.
Despite the recruitment ban imposed on Olympique Lyonnais, John Textor is active on the transfer market. The American is working in particular to strengthen Botafogo's squad after the championship and Copa Libertadores titles. According to information collected by Globo Esporte, the businessman will try to recruit Marlon Gomes. This 21-year-old midfielder joined Shakhtar Donetsk last January. The Ukrainian club had bet 12 million euros to convince Vasco da Gama. So why would the Brazilian agree to return to his country barely a year later?
The OL passing through Botafogo
No worries for John Textor who apparently has everything planned. The boss of Eagle Football would suggest to Marlos Gomes the possibility of landing at Olympique Lyonnais after a stopover at Botafogo. It must be said that the owner of the Rhone club has examples to make his project credible. The bridge between Botafogo and Lyon has already allowed several players to join the Les Gones squad. Brazilians Jeffinho, Adryelson and Lucas Perri all arrived from Rio de Janeiro.
And if the DNCG does not object, midfielder Thiago Almada should imitate them in a few days. In any case, the Argentinian international plans to join Olympique Lyonnais on January 5. An additional argument for Marlon Gomes who would be ready to accept the deal proposed by John Textor. Eagle Football would thus offer the Brazilian international Espoirs presented as a promising young talent. However, his value has decreased in recent months since Transfermarkt now estimates him at 10 million euros, an amount slightly lower than the price of his transfer last winter.
