FC Nantes will exercise the purchase option for Johann Lepenant

FC Nantes intends to exercise the purchase option and definitively acquire Johann Lepenant. The midfielder will not be able to play on Sunday against Olympique Lyonnais, the club to which he belongs.

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Two goals, one assist. Johann Lepenant is the man in form at the start of the Nantes season. And FC Nantes intends to keep the midfielder, an Olympic medalist this summer and on loan all season from Olympique Lyonnais. This Friday, Antoine Kombouaré affirmed that the club was determined to exercise the purchase option and that he could have been a Canary as early as July. “We knew from the start that we were going to keep him. We couldn’t do it for financial reasons because we couldn’t pay the contract. »

A four-year contract for the player

FC Nantes has a purchase option for 2.5 million euros, followed by a four-year contract for the player behind. However, Johann Lepenant will not be able to play against Olympique Lyonnais this Sunday. Antoine Kombouaré had done everything to remove this clause by hiring him during the summer. “We pushed until the last moment to see him play against his club, which will no longer be there because there is a good chance that he will stay with us, said Antoine Kombouaré. When a player leaves his club, and even with a purchase option that is completely vested, he should be able to play. I take stock and let people change things. »