"We did not succeed in creating the ideal state of mind" at OL, admits Juninho

• Two days after its resumption, OL opened its doors to the press on Wednesday and took the opportunity to present two recruits, striker Tino Kadewere and recruitment manager Bruno Cheyrou.
• Lyon sports director Juninho has also given a trend towards the summer transfer window: OL will seek to recruit "leaders".

At Parc OL,

Tino Kadewere was probably unaware that he would be cited as an example by his sports director from his presentation to the press. The former striker from Le Havre, top scorer of the last season of Ligue 2, indeed displayed a huge desire Wednesday, in the auditorium of the Parc OL, to take a new level in Lyon as a "team player". "We can feel his joy at being there," said Juninho immediately about the promising Zimbabwean player, who will qualify this summer for the League Cup final and the knockout round of the Champions League 2019-2020. This is what we want to change here. If players are not happy to be there, they have to leave. "

🎙 Tino Kadewere "I like having the ball in my feet. I think I'm pretty quick with the ball. I like being useful for the team and helping my teammates. My training performance will give me the opportunity to play the matches "pic.twitter.com/hCH3wo6WAR

A message more cash than ever sent by the boss of the sports sector to OL, determined to renew a workforce that only pointed to 7th place at the stop of Ligue 1 (ten days from the end). Despite the economic crisis linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, which implies “a shortfall of 100 million euros for OL”, according to Jean-Michel Aulas, the President of Lyon set the tone for the summer transfer window. "Whether we are in the European Cup or not next season, you will see that we are not going to be chilly at all for transfers," he said.

🎙 @ Juninhope08 evokes the state of mind necessary for competition and the first tracks for #Mercato. pic.twitter.com/vlmofl3OLb

"There is a lack of leaders in the workforce"

Alongside Tino Kadewere, Florian Maurice's successor at the head of the OL recruiting unit Bruno Cheyrou was also presented on Wednesday. Two weeks after its formalization, there is no doubt that the former general manager of PSG women has understood the profile of players desired by OL "Juni". The long tirade in front of the Brazilian press on this subject was further vivid proof.

We have a workforce that has many qualities, but we have not managed to create the ideal state of mind in my opinion. We dropped points, especially at home, which put us in 7th place. There is a lack of leaders in the workforce and we are trying to find solutions. When I arrived last year, I met some players who were not happy to be there and it surprised me a little. There are very few players who can play at a higher level than ours. The mood will be fundamental this season in my opinion. "

The succession of Aouar, Dembélé and Depay from this summer?

What type of Lyon transfer window should we expect for this particular summer, especially for Ligue 1 and its offbeat calendar? "Perhaps the ideal would be to seek out players earlier than the others so that we can already give the team a face," suggests Juninho.

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And even more if OL were to lose three key pieces… Juninho has not really denied the risks of seeing Houssem Aouar, Moussa Dembélé and Memphis Depay leave in the coming weeks. “If we lose players of this level, we will look for replacements that I hope to be of the same level. We wish a lot of courage to the new binomial "Juni" -Cheyrou in the face of this possible puzzle.

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