Here in training in June at Parc OL, Ada Hegerberg lived an almost white year 2020, due to two big injuries.
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OL have just announced this Friday the extension until 2024 of their Norwegian striker Ada Hegerberg.
The 2018 Ballon d'Or, who is currently recovering from two serious injuries, hopes to return to competition in January.
For Jean-Michel Aulas, "it is a great pleasure to be able to extend the best player in the world".
Not hearing Ada Hegerberg's name being mentioned in a ceremony like the Fifa The Best trophies might sound like an anomaly.
In the absence of the first Golden Ball in history, in December 2018, it was her former Lyon teammate Lucy Bronze (now at Manchester City) who was rewarded on Thursday.
Because between a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee, then a stress fracture of the left tibia, the star striker of OL has not played any official match since January 16 and a draw (0-0) in Bordeaux.
The story continues !
Our Ballon d'Or @AdaStolsmo extends the adventure with Olympique Lyonnais until June 2024!
🔴🔵 # ADA2024 pic.twitter.com/jIyfF1dCAp
- OL FĂ©minin (@OLfeminin) December 18, 2020
At the end of this almost white year, marked by a fifth Champions League rank conquered without her, in August in Spain, the 25-year-old Norwegian sees the end of the tunnel.
She should thus return to competition in January and she has just signed a contract extension until 2025 with OL.
The club announced the big news on Friday, as Ada Hegerberg was preparing to be free to sign with the club of her choice next June.
"An exemplary story", according to Jean-Michel Aulas
“This is my favorite club,” says the player who signed a historic contract in June with Nike.
I wanted to extend from the start because there was no doubt in my head.
OL have always been the number one option for me.
»Jean-Michel Aulas also relishes this long-term commitment of one of the icons of the European champions since his arrival in Lyon in 2014.
"It is a great pleasure to be able to extend the best player in the world," indicates the Lyon president.
It is both a sign of good health for OL but also an exemplary story for all the very talented young girls who leave their country to join a large club and who manage to win all their bets.
“That of a return to the top after a difficult year 2020 will be one of the greatest in Ada Hegerberg's life.
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