Kept away from the field for several weeks after his ligament rupture in his left ankle, and while Edon Zhegrova suffers from pubalgia which offers little visibility on a return date, LOSC could be active in January to strengthen a right winger position decimated by injuries. Explanations.
LOSC should finally be active in the transfer window
Completely calm as it approached the winter transfer window, LOSC had planned the union minimum during the month of January which did not require essential readjustments for its workforce. However, he could be forced to change his mind. Weighed down by the wound of Matias Fernandez-Pardomore comfortable on the left or in the axis than in the right lane, the position normally held by Edon Zhegrova is decimated. Since the end of November and the celebration of the club's 80th anniversary against Rennes, the Kosovar has suffered from adductor discomfort and suffers from pubalgia. With very little visibility on a return date, this injury is so difficult to heal perfectly.
So LOSC now has two troubleshooting solutions: Michael Bakkervery efficient in this position against Sturm Graz, and Remy Cabellain sight in this role against Nantes, this weekend. Two options which look more like DIY, which offer fewer guarantees over time, which depopulate other sectors and which above all illustrate the lack of depth at the right winger position. To the point of finally considering a backup recruit during this winter?
A sought-after future profile?
The Lille board had already carried out a similar maneuver with the loan of Mitchel Bakker, at the end of the summer, following Ismaily's serious knee injury. And according to recent information from our colleagues at Little Lillethe current situation among right wingers pushes “ leaders to get a little more active in the transfer window in order to strengthen the team for the next deadlines ».
This time, unlike the formula found for Bakker, LOSC could opt for a profile capable of providing this season, but also in the longer term future. Indeed, Edon Zhegrova already lacked a specialist understudy for the position at the end of the summer. These absences, combined with the future of Kosovar who will not remain in Lille forever, could encourage northern decision-makers to move towards an understudy capable of becoming a successor, in the long term.
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