After the departures of Anthony Lopes and Gift Orban, John Textor wants to continue to reduce his finances to ensure the survival of Olympique Lyonnais by pushing two important new players out.
The year 2025 is off to a flying start for Olympique Lyonnais. In the financial emergency, the current 5th in the French championship has no other choice than to drastically reduce its payroll. To do this, John Textor has planned a massive exodus of some of his players with the most expensive salaries during the winter transfer window which began this Wednesday, January 1. The departure of Anthony Lopes – who had not been a Lyon player for many months – for Nantes has been made official, while that of Gift Orban for Hoffenheim is on very good track. The Rhone president and owner does not intend to stop there and is now targeting the sales of Maxence Caqueret and Ernest Nuamah.
Two new departures expected, OL is emptying
According to information from L'Equipe published this Thursday, January 2, Olympique Lyonnais would force the departure of Maxence Caqueret and Ernest Nuamah. Les Gones believe they can recover a nice sum of money for the sale of these two players, who also have a comfortable salary which is not justified by their sporting performance which is far too far from expectations.
Under contract until June 2027, Maxence Caqueret has a market value estimated at 15 million euros by the Transfermarkt site. Interested clubs will not rush to send a check for this amount given the player's last delicate months. Same thing for Ernest Nuaham. Bought for more than 28 million euros last summer, he saw his value decrease because of his performances well below expectations. John Textor can therefore sit back on his investment for a player who was supposed to leave last summer, but finally convinced his managers to keep him after being very marked by this episode. In total, OL can hope to collect around 30 million euros thanks to the future sale of their two undesirables. An influx of money which will undeniably do a lot of good for the finances of the Rhone club.
