Olympique Lyonnais has officially agreed to the sale of Malick Fofana. The suitors, mainly English, began to flock.
Olympique Lyonnais occupies fifth place in Ligue 1, under the orders of Pierre Sage, and is on time to achieve its objective of returning to the European scene. And among Les Gones, one of the nice surprises of the first round is called Malick Fofana, for whom OL offered twenty million euros to La Gantoise last winter.
Author of seven goals and three assists since the start of the season, the 19-year-old confirms his potential, and his first selection with the Devils, in Italy, has only further increased his market value, now estimated at 25 million euros, according to Transfer market.
Heading to the Premier League for Malick Fofana?
Under the leadership of John Textor, Lyon is in financial difficulties and will have to sell, starting this winter, to meet the targets set by the DNCG. One of the biggest market values in the squad, Malick Fofana is therefore on the transfer list.
About ten days ago, our French colleagues from RMC Sports revealed that the Rhone club had decided to sell its left winger, in exchange for an offer of between 30 and 45 million euros.
And if no official document has yet arrived on the leaders’ table, The Importance of Limburg claims that several English suitors have already looked into the matter: Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa, mainly. Still under contract at Lyon until 2028, Malick Fofana could therefore already join the Premier League in less than a month. A journey certainly more rushed than he expected.
