Rumors are rife, this is usual during the transfer window, the traditional winter market which has just opened for Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 football clubs, until February 3. At Stade Lavallois, the coach, Olivier Frapolli cuts short: “For us, it’s calm, there are no arrivals, and then there may be a few departures, it’s not a secret.”
Obviously, the recent good performances of the Mayenne team, 6th in the Ligue 2 championship at the end of the first leg, catch the eye of recruiters. Could Sam Sanna, Malik Sellouki leave? The main rumor concerns the promising Owen Kouassi, in the papers of prestigious Elite clubs, Brest, Nantes and Lens, but the central defender himself denies any contact: “It’s just rumors, I haven’t received anything, sometimes people show me but I stay focused like against Lorient.”
There is also the hypothesis that Kouassi, if he leaves for a more upscale team, will be immediately loaned back to Laval. The payroll of the Mayenne club is currently at its maximum. Contacted here Mayenne, president Laurent Lairy reaffirms that if no player leaves, nothing will happen at Stade Lavallois.
