With Jean-Michel Aulas, we are never safe from a little information slipped to the media, even in contexts that are a priori improbable.
Coming to attend the first match of the Betclic Elite final between Asvel and AS Monaco, Wednesday evening at the Astroballe, the president of Olympique Lyonnais thus agreed to discuss the transfer window news of his club on BeIN Sports.
And there, bim, little scoop gift after having learned from the journalist interviewing him that Alexandre Lacazette had indeed signed his return to his training club: “We also announced a young player who is in the France hopefuls team [U20 en fact], Lepenant, and who signed very early”.
So no, Jean-Michel, OL's communications department had not previously confirmed at all the arrival of Johann Lepenant, a 19-year-old midfielder who has played 54 Ligue 2 matches since September 2020 with Stade Malherbe. of Caen.
Ongoing negotiations with “three or four players”
This promising player, in a register that is reminiscent of that of Maxence Caqueret, will therefore strengthen the Lyon midfield this summer.
JMA did not stop there about a transfer window launched at full speed by the club (Rémy Riou as 2nd or 3rd goalkeeper, then Alexandre Lacazette, and therefore Johann Lepenant).
"We are currently negotiating three or four players who will come to strengthen the team, with a lot of ambition," he said.
Because last year was a bit of a missed season.
“A little”, after an eighth place in Ligue 1 and therefore no European qualification, plus a slap against West Ham in the quarter of the Europa League (0-3)?
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