Almada, Olmo, Yamal, Lopez… The hot topics of the day

Thiago Almada very close to the OL

Barring a last minute twist, Thiago Almada will sign for Olympique Lyonnais this winter. The 23-year-old attacking midfielder will be loaned “free” by Botafogo, announced The Team . The Brazilian club and Lyon are managed by the same owner, the American John Textor. Almada, an Argentinian international, was bought for nearly €20 million by Botafogo from the American club Atlanta six months ago. He is expected in Lyon this Friday.

Pau Lopez in Lens, no!

This is the major twist at the start of the transfer window in Ligue 1. While the matter was settled – the goalkeeper was presented on video on social networks on Tuesday – RC Lens announced this Wednesday evening that the arrival in loan of the Spanish goalkeeper of Olympique de Marseille, Pau Lopez, fell through. For good reason, his current club Girona where he was already on loan, in La Liga, would have decided to keep him longer than expected, citing the impossibility of registering another goalkeeper on the list of players able to play in the Champions League. here the end of January.

«While a total agreement had been reached between the Racing Club de Lens, Olympique de Marseille and Pau Lopez, the arrival of the Spanish international was canceled. Girona FC informed Olympique de Marseille today of its firm desire to keep the player until January 29, an unacceptable condition for Racing which thus renounces this signing. said the artesian club in a press release on Wednesday evening. Knowing that earlier in the day, the Sang et Or had officially sold their French international goalkeeper, Brice Samba, to Stade Rennais.

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Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo, the good news at Barça

Scorer against Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday, the FC Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal (17 years old), under contract until June 2026, has positioned himself for a future extension with his training club. “I don’t know when it will be signed but I think very soon. In the end, Barça is the club of my lifedeclared the European champion with Spain to the American media CNN . I hope to renew my contract and stay with them as long as possible. I want to play in La Liga. I want to play for Barça. And yes, I will extend.» Good news that does not come alone for the Catalan club, which saw the Spanish government give it a helping hand in the matter Dani Olmo.

The Blaugranas were indeed authorized on Wednesday to replay their playmaker and the young Hi Victorwhose licenses had been canceled by La Liga for lack of sufficient financial guarantees, by a decision of the Spanish Higher Sports Council. This provisional measuresuspends the cancellation of the sports licenses of the aforementioned players» and also maintains its validity until the outcome of the dispute, wrote the body dependent on the Ministry of Education and Sports in a press release.

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