Unsurprisingly, Olympique Lyonnais will exercise the option to purchase the loan from Orel Mangala. We can nevertheless expect a rapid resale of the medium which has not been satisfactory since its arrival in January. The Belgian international still needs to arouse desire.
Thanks to the green light given by the DNCG on Thursday, Olympique Lyonnais can carry out its recruitment without the slightest restriction this summer. The financial policeman, unlike last year, has not taken any action against the Rhone club which is planning large investments. In addition to the desired arrivals, the sixth in Ligue 1 will have to respect certain commitments made in January. We think in particular of the Orel Mangala operation.
The Athletic media confirms that Olympique Lyonnais will soon exercise the purchase option on his loan set at 17.5 million euros. An amount to which must be added the 11.7 million euros already paid to Nottingham Forest for his paid loan. Suffice to say that John Textor’s club bet big on the midfielder. Which was clearly not his best idea for the winter transfer window. Since his arrival, the Belgian has indeed disappointed. The former Stuttgart player, who was thought to be destined to settle into Pierre Sage’s starting eleven, has never won the favor of the Gones coach.
Mangala will have to shine at the Euro
The proof in statistics since he only started four Ligue 1 matches, only one of which he played in full. It would not be surprising to see Olympique Lyonnais push him towards the exit without even waiting for a possible rebound next season. In the event of departure, the idea will be to recover the total invested in Orel Mangala. But his performances may not attract many people, knowing that the Belgian international, disappointing against Slovakia (1-0 defeat), lost his starting place at the Euro. Lyon can only hope for a good performance from their flop against the Blues on Monday, and further in the competition.
