According to Brazilian media Globo, Botafogo winger Luiz Henrique has chosen – like his teammate Thiago Almada – to join OL this winter. But nothing has been done yet.
More than 9,000km separate Lyon from Rio de Janeiro, but OL and Botafogo are closer than ever, as evidenced by the movements between John Textor's two clubs on the transfer market. After Lucas Perri, Adryelson or Jeffinho, whose definitive return to the Carioca club was announced on Tuesday by Eagle Group (the parent company of OL and Botafogo), Olympique Lyonnais could welcome new reinforcements this winter from the recent winner of the Copa Libertadores.
A few days before Christmas, Argentinian attacking midfielder Thiago Almada (23) assured that he would be in Lyon for the second part of the season. “Everything is ready, I'm going there on January 5,” the player told ESPN Argentina, explaining that the recruitment ban imposed by the DNCG against OL in November would not be a problem. “They told me that they were going to resolve the economic problems of the club and that everything is ok,” Almada continued. Who could find, in the coming weeks, another Brazilian teammate at Groupama Stadium.
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A more uncertain arrival than Thiago Almada
According to Globo Esporte, Brazilian winger Luiz Henrique (23 years old), author of a very good season in South America, has also decided to join Lyon in January, as a clause in his contract at Botafogo allows him to do so. .
After the elimination in the Intercontinental Cup, Luiz Henrique also attended Lyon's spectacular victory against Frankfurt (3-2), on December 12 at Décines in the Europa League. He would have even taken advantage of his French getaway to visit the club's facilities. As for Thiago Almada, a possible winter signing, and especially a registration in Ligue 1, raises questions given the sanctions imposed on OL.
Globo specifies, however, that his arrival is more uncertain than that of the Argentinian. Firstly because Botafogo hopes to convince him to stay six more months to play in the Club World Cup in the United States next summer, then because an immediate sale of OL to a third club – with a added value at stake – would not be ruled out.
