Author of two goals and an assist against Glasgow Rangers on Thursday evening in the Europa League (1-4), Malick Fofana delivered his most successful match since signing for OL. Great news for Lyon supporters, but also a source of concern in view of the transfer window.
Recruited for 20 million euros from La Gantoise last January, Malick Fofana has still not exploded at Olympique Lyonnais… but that won’t be long. Starting against Glasgow Rangers on Thursday evening in a left winger position which suits him perfectly, the Belgian international hopefuls delivered a real recital. Author of two goals and an assist in Scotland, Malick Fofana inherited the best rating in the columns of L’Equipe, which gave him a well-deserved 8/10.
“Hitting for only the third time this season, the Belgian chipper had a first period of great quality, being involved in all three of his team’s goals. He scored the first (10th), gave the second to Lacazette after an interception of a bad back pass from Barron (19th) and he is on the penultimate pass on the 3rd scored by his captain (45th + 1 ). He scores a double on a perfect serve from Cherki (55th)” underlined the national daily. Malick Fofana must no longer leave the starting lineup for Olympique Lyonnais and it is certainly not Grégoire Margotton who will say the opposite.
Fofana’s departure is already shaking OL
A great supporter of the Rhone club, the TF1 commentator appreciated the performance of the Belgian striker on Thursday evening. But his talent is so immense that the former voice of Ligue 1 on Canal+ is already wondering how OL will be able to keep him in the long term. “Let’s take advantage of Malick Fofana’s talent. Our Ligue 1 will soon be too small for him” published the Téléfoot presenter, amazed by Malick Fofana’s level of play, and who hopes that Olympique Lyonnais will manage to keep their great Belgian hope for several years, before certainly seeing him go to England or elsewhere for a large sum of money. ‘money.
OL supporters probably don’t want to think about it this Friday, preferring to remember their perfect match against Glasgow Rangers. It now remains to be seen whether Pierre Sage will make Malick Fofana a starter again against Nantes on Sunday before the international break, or whether he will continue on his course with a significant rotation in the offensive sector while Zaha, Behrama or even Orban and Mikautadze were on the bench in Scotland.
