What if Olympique Lyonnais were the victim of a curse? That of never signing the desired midfielder. During his mandate, Laurent Blanc repeatedly called for the recruitment of a number 6, without showing interventionism on the identity of the player. After having long targeted Guido Rodriguez, the Rhone club welcomed his replacement at Betis, Paul Akouokou, whose level calls into question, at the very end of the summer transfer window. Blocked by the DNCG management, OL settled for a last-minute low-cost transfer window.
But this winter, the purse strings are loosening for John Textor, with a non-sales budget of €50 million. Enough to finally offer a major defensive midfielder to the coach, whether it is the interim Pierre Sage or his successor. This Friday, The Team delivered the first names targeted by the Lyon sports management. And for the midfield, it is Rade Krunic, from AC Milan, who would be targeted. A rather versatile player, who has helped out in multiple positions with the Rossoneri (attacking midfielder, winger, and even central defender). Moreover, the latter closed the door to him last summer, when Fenerbahçe tried to recruit him.
Krunic, direction Fenerbahçe
Stefano Pioli assured to count on him, while Bennacer was still absent for a long period (he just played again on December 2), and had started him during the first 5 days of Serie A. An injury interrupted everything, and since then, Adli, Musah and other circles were found convincing. The door therefore opens for the winter transfer window, since AC Milan wants to bring in new money in order to buy a new striker (Jonathan David and Sehrou Guirassy are targeted). Perfect for OL? Yes but no. Fenerbahçe clearly has a head start, as reported La Gazzetta dello Sport.
The Turkish club already has an agreement with the player on financial conditions (€3 million net per season, double his salary in Italy), and sporting director Mario Branco is expected in Milan in the coming days to discuss the price. of the transfer. AC Milan is hoping for €10 million, and rejected the Istanbul club’s offer of €5 million last summer. The final amount had to be somewhere between the two. OL can already forget this track, unless there is a turnaround. Just like he can forget Guido Rodriguez, injured and absent for around 3 months. Who said curse?
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