Olympique Lyon have been in troubled waters financially firstly of the yr, and their relegation to Ligue 2 owing to financial causes was overturned by the French soccer federation though they should steadiness their books sooner relatively than later.
Meaning virtually no participant from their squad has a safe future, not least Malick Fofana, who’s one among their brightest younger skills and could be used as a money cow subsequent yr with a purpose to guarantee a significant injection of cash into the membership.
Mark Brus has reported that Chelsea and Liverpool are each within the Belgian worldwide’s signing subsequent yr, and though he’s valued at £26 million on Transfermarkt, Lyon would really feel that they’ll demand a considerably greater payment.
Liverpool more likely to win race for Fofana
Chelsea are ready to rival Liverpool for Malick Fofana, however with greater than sufficient proper in addition to left wingers of their squad, their focus in subsequent yr’s switch home windows is more likely to be on including to their defence and midfield departments.
Except a participant or two depart, or Enzo Maresca particularly asks for Fofana’s signing, it’s tough to foresee them getting into into negotiations for the participant, particularly if that includes going right into a bidding warfare with Liverpool.
With Mohamed Salah on the finish of his profession, the Reds could be intent on Fofana’s addition to the group, nonetheless, and may very well be ready to pay a good sum of money to safe his switch forward of Chelsea in some unspecified time in the future in 2026.
Arne Slot has finished nicely to develop just a few younger gamers throughout his time at Anfield, and Fofana’s pace, dribbling and agility, coupled with the flexibility to reach one-on-ones and tight areas may make him a perfect match within the Dutchman’s system too.
Liverpool have proven a willingness to spend on gamers within the lately concluded switch window, so Fofana’s asking value, so long as it stays cheap, would presumably be an quantity the defending Premier League champions can be able to pay.
