If doubts surround the winter transfer window of OL men, with the imminent departure of Bruno Guimaraes in Newcastle, that of the women’s team took off Thursday evening. Heavily handicapped in midfield, between the serious current injuries of Amel Majri (also pregnant), Danielle van de Donk and Damaris Egurrola, as well as the gradual recovery of young mother Sara Björk Gunnarsdottir, the Lyon workforce has indeed just strengthen in a nice way with the signing of Lindsey Horan. The versatile 27-year-old player, offensive midfielder or striker, who has been playing since 2016 in Portland, arrives at OL on loan until June 2023.
🗨 Just arrived in Lyon from the USA, @LindseyHoran confided his happiness to join the#OL and his ambitions with his new club 🔴🔵
📺📱 Find his first interview in Lyon colors in full on @OLPLAY_Official 👉 https://t.co/qMeY4SFGDN pic.twitter.com/F99EpSDiVe
— OL Feminine (@OLfeminine) January 27, 2022
“Coming back to France to play in a big club like Lyon is a dream come true, reveals the interested party on her Twitter account. I’m happy to get out of my comfort zone. From 2012 to 2016, it was under the jersey of PSG that the young American had discovered D1, systematically undergoing the law of OL. Since the sole scorer and MVP of the final of the American championship in 2017, which she won with the Thorns alongside Amandine Henry, and voted best US player in 2018 and 2021, she has become essential with the best selection in the world, where she has 108 capes.
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Lindsey Horan had also become world champion at Parc OL in 2019, after two final successes against England (2-1) and the Netherlands (2-0) in the Lyon lair. “She is a player with a lot of experience and the current American captain, underlines her new coach Sonia Bompastor, who at the same time separated from her Danish striker Signe Bruun (part
on loan at Manchester United). All his qualities will allow the club to perform. She is a leader, whether in selection or in club. »
As soon as she arrived in Lyon as the 12th American in the club’s history, Lindsey Horan is already part of the group that will face the Parisian rival on Saturday (2 p.m.) at the Camp des loges du PSG, for the shock of the knockout stages of the Coupe de France. France. She unsurprisingly sets her major goal: “Winning the Champions League has always been a dream for me, and I haven’t accomplished it yet.” See you on May 22 at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Lindsey?