On its own scale, Lille is making a crazy transfer window. After the record sale comes the record purchase. Less than two weeks after separating from Victor Osimhen against a check for an amount exceeding 70 million euros, Lille secured the services of Jonathan David for an undisclosed amount but which would be 27 million according to a source close to the Belgian club La Gantoise. Le Losc had so far never exceeded 20 million to acquire a player.
A versatile player
With Jonathan David, the Losc remains in the continuity of its project, where many young talents are supervised by a few experienced players. But he also strikes a blow, the Canadian international being on the radars of many European clubs. Author of 30 goals in the league with La Gantoise, 7 in the Europa League and 11 with his selection during his first two professional seasons, David, 20, is already panicking the counters. Especially since his statistics do not say everything: versatile player, regularly aligned as second striker or even playmaker, the top scorer of the last Belgian championship is also a good passer.
👋 Say hello and give a warm #LOSC welcome to our new 🇨🇦 marksman, @itsJoDavid ❤️ pic.twitter.com/EInsIwG6Mj
- LOSC Lille EN (@LOSC_EN) August 11, 2020The officialization of the transfer puts an end to a file that dragged on. Interested for a long time, the northern club had to wait for the sale of Victor Osimhen on July 31 to move up a gear, further increasing the amount of offers deemed too low by La Gantoise. A situation that annoyed the attacker, who publicly announced his desire to leave in the columns of the newspaper L'Equipe on July 18. “I don't think there is a lot of respect from my leaders. (…) I want to play in Lille. I had a very good season. For me, the next step is Ligue 1 and the Losc sports project is top notch, ”he said.
Le Losc, who lost Osimhen and Loïc Rémy this summer, will therefore have a “new-look” attack for the recovery. Turkey international Burak Yilmaz, 35, was the first offensive rookie signing a two-season contract on August 1. Convinced that he needs three high-level strikers to play the championship and the Europa League head-on, coach Christophe Galtier is still hoping for a recruit in this sector. The Lille transfer window is therefore not over.
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