OL has already drawn heavily on their recruiting envelope

David Frio, OL Sporting Director (@VibesFoot)

With a €50M budget advanced for DNCG, OL have already stretched the transfer envelope heavily this winter. In search of a winger and a midfielder, the Lyon club has only ten million euros.

The clock is ticking, the hours are ticking away and OL management has only four days left to complete its purchase. It’s not Christmas anymore, but the club is still hoping for some good news by February 1, 11:59 pm. There are still gaps in the Lyon team and Pierre Vice

Accepted to wait “still recruiting” Especially in attack and midfield. So the recruiting unit is under pressure, takes great pleasure in working under the sea, and has to show ingenuity. Because, unlike some clubs, TheO.L There is no bottomless pit to strengthen oneself. If DNCG Having released some ballast for this winter, the club can’t afford madness and John texter Calculated on a transfer budget of around 50 million euros.

No profitable departure

A few hours before the market closed, theO.L Already put its capital spending to good use, but can we really complain about seeing the club active rather than passive? with of Fofana

, Perry, Orban, Matic And Edrillson, a little over €38M was spent. So only 12 million euros will be left to recruit the two players if we rely on the amount announced texter, that Two months ago. Because for the moment, this envelope has not been expanded with potential sales. Five players left this winter, but that didn’t bring in any new money other than salary savings. Not enough to raise shares reserved for arrivals… Banking on loans with option to buy therefore seems to be the best possibility for OL to strengthen itself today.

Winter Tide Table for Monday January 29, 2024

Arrival (excluding bonus): Perry (€3.25M), Adyrelson (€3.58M), Fofana (€17M), Orban (€12M), Matic (€2.6M)

Departure (except options):

Riu (free), Jefinho (loan), Kadevere (loan), Moreira (loan return), M. sir (loan)