Malick Fofanane, the young talent of Olympique Lyonnais, should be the subject of numerous requests as soon as the next winter mercato. According to information from Ekrem Konuran, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham, the Inter Milan would not be the only clubs concerned, as the left striker was made a priority by January. However, the Italian club would not be willing to offer less than 25 million euros, a sum deemed derisory given the 40 to 50 million euros expected by OL. Inter Milan could try to take advantage of OL’s financial difficulties to negotiate a lower price, in order to avoid new DGCCRF sanctions. It is important to note, however, that Fofanane evolves primarily as a winger, not as a lateral. Despite rumours linking him to a desire to stay in Lyon for reasons of agents and commissions, the 20-year-old player should soon leave the capital of Enlightenment.

The fans of Olympique Lyonnais and LOSC must expect bad news about the circulation of Ligue Europa meetings. The upcoming games against the Bern Young Boys will not be broadcast in France due to a sponsorship problem. The sponsor of the Swiss jersey, “Plus500”, is an investment service considered very risky by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF). DGCCRF ordered Canal+ to cease the distribution of advertisements for this service on the players’ jerseys, under penalty of fines of up to 100,000 euros. Despite an attempt to find a solution with UEFA, the problem remains specific to the French market.

In Ligue 1, the management of the arbitration confirmed a controversial decision taken during the match Stade Rennais - OL. Although he acknowledged that Anthony Rouault should have been expelled, the case confirmed Tyler Morton’s red card just before the three Rennes goals. The arbitrator justified his choice with a dangerous and intentional tacle. In addition, Didier Deschamps paid tribute to Samuel Umtiti, who recently retired at the age of 31. The central defender, World Champion 2018, spent the last year of his career at LOSC, after being injured several times. Deschamps stressed the importance of Umtiti in the conquest of the world title and praised its combativity and complementarity with Raphaël Varane.