Moroccan international Nayef Aguerd (28 years old) has long been courted by Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1), but the Rhône club ultimately opted for another solution…
Nayef Aguerd, resident of West Ham in the Premier League, had managed to seduce OL and was ardently desired. But the demands of the English club, which asked for 45 million euros to let go of its Moroccan international, were too high for the Lyon club, reports The teamThe Atlas Lion with its imposing size (1.90 meters) had the advantage of knowing the Ligue
1since he played in Dijon (2018-2020) and at Stade Rennais (2020-2022) before joining England.
A Lion instead!
After the failure of the track leading to Nayef Aguerd, OL therefore fell back on the international Senegalese
Moussa Niakhaté, also 28 years old. The central defender arrives this Thursday evening in Lyon to sign his 4-year contract against a check for 31 million euros, as informed The team. After Orel Mangala bought at a high price (€11.7 million paid loan + €17.5 million purchase option), he is the second player from Nottingham Forest (Premier League) to arrive at OL this summer.
