In recent days, the name of Georges Mikautadze has been mentioned as Olympique Lyonnais will begin a decisive winter transfer window. In Türkiye, we are convinced that OL will accept an offer.
This seems totally crazy as Lyon made a big effort to sign him last summer to take Alexandre Lacazette’s place, but very clearly something is going on regarding Georges Mikautadze. Even Fabrizio Romano, who rarely looks at Olympique Lyonnais, raised the possibility of seeing the Georgian international leave John Textor’s club this winter transfer window. And in several European media, Mikautadze’s name has been mentioned, proof that someone has an interest in making it known that it is possible that the man who has scored seven goals this season with OL, in all competitions, is on the walk. This Friday, in Turkey, we are even putting forward a price for which Lyon is willing to negotiate the departure of its striker, knowing that Lyon will absolutely have to sell players during the January 2025 transfer window.
OL ready to negotiate for Mikautadze?
While Galatasaray, which saw its first offer of 17 million euros refused by Olympique Lyonnais, is now willing to push the cursor up to 18.5 million euros. Okan Buruk, the coach of the Istanbul club, has been following Georges Mikautadze for several seasons and he has asked his managers to do everything possible to recruit the OL player this winter. However, this second upwardly revised offer risks having the same response as the first. Because, according to WebaslanTurkish media specializing in Galatasaray, on the side of the capital of Gaul, we could discuss a departure of Georges Mikautadze at a minimum price of 25 million euros.
In Turkey as elsewhere, we know the financial situation of John Textor’s club, and we are well aware that Olympique Lyonnais will have to sell players in the winter transfer window in order to fill the club’s coffers. A reality that is necessarily hard to live with for Pierre Sage, who hopes to be able to keep his entire squad, or at least only let players of significantly lower value leave.
