On the sidelines of the trip to Brest, Pierre Sage made the decision to exclude three players from his group. His decision is a new way of making these three boys understand that they are being pushed out.
The winter transfer window for Olympique Lyonnais is full of dangers. John Textor has no other choice but to sell and reduce its payroll to meet the requirements of the DNCG. The financial policeman of French football, who had notified OL of an administrative demotion to Ligue 2, is carefully scrutinizing Lyon’s movements. In terms of arrivals, the owner of Les Gones must use stratagems to circumvent his recruitment ban. This is, for example, what he did to allow the arrival of Thiago Almada from Botafogo in the form of a free loan. In order to reduce his finances, John Textor asked Pierre Sage to reduce his group as much as possible. In this sense, the Lyon technician sidelined three players on the sidelines of the trip to Brest.
Three players pushed out, they no longer have a choice
As Olympique and Lyonnais inform, Pierre Sage made the decision to place three players away from the group. Paul Akouokou, Wilfried Zaha and Mahamadou Diawara trained separately and will not accompany those who will travel to Brest as part of the next day of Ligue 1. The OL coach had made it known during a recent press conference that he wanted to have a reduced group. His first sentence is irrevocable for these three players, who are destined to continue their careers far from the Rhône.
For the first named, his departure is more than logical: Akouokou has not played a single minute this season. No surprise either for Wilfried Zaha who never managed to make his mark in Pierre Sage’s training, a few months after his arrival. Finally, Mahamadou Diawara can still hope to gain playing time in the rotation once the transfer window ends if he does not find a way out by then.
