Loaned this season to Olympique Lyonnais, Wilfried Zaha is now completely covered by Pierre Sage. But the future of the Ivorian striker is very uncertain.
Between Wilfried Zaha and OL, history will remember nothing, since the player, who arrived in the final moments of the summer transfer window at the request of John Textor, did not have the sporting and extra-sporting behavior expected by his coach . Last week again, while Lyon was playing in the Coupe de France, Zaha, who had not been selected, preferred to go to England to watch the match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal. Olympique Lyonnais would have liked to send the player back to Galatasaray, except that the Istanbul club has already officially made it known that it was not counting on him this season, leaving OL in an unfortunate position, since the Rhone club took charges the salary of the 32-year-old striker. Except that the Daily Mail mentions this Saturday a regulatory subtlety which could make Lyon and Galatasaray happy.
Zaha transferred in January, OL believes in it
Indeed, according to FIFA rules, Wilfried Zaha cannot play for a third club this season, and as the Ivorian striker played 15 minutes of the Turkish Super Cup final with Galatasaray on August 3, his transfer seemed impossible. Yes, but now, the English media points out that the regulations also specify that this rule concerns seasons which begin at the same time, and that therefore Zaha could join Major League Soccer, whose championship begins in February and which would therefore not be considered a third club for Wilfried Zaha.
« Mail Sport has learned that a number of teams across the Atlantic are seriously considering bringing in Zaha », Specifies the English tabloid, which affirms that Olympique Lyonnais and Galatasary are obviously ready to arrange everything so that the striker can join a North American club and join Major League Soccer. For OL, this would make a small financial saving and it would rid Pierre Sage of a player who has not really behaved as expected on and off the football field, and who the Lyon coach will not regret.
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