Olympique Lyonnais is actively looking for reinforcements for his attack, with a strong interest in Thjis Dallinga, a former Toulouse FC player. This approach is part of a financial constraint that forces the club to sell Georges Mikautadze to Villarreal for an estimated amount of 30 million euros, including bonuses. This transfer comes a few days away from a crucial home game, forcing Paulo Fonseca to compose without the Georgian number 9, whose signature with Villarreal is imminent. At the same time, OL is exploring other offensive tracks, including Martin Satriano, but this option is compromised by a risk of injury following a break in the cross ligaments.

The current situation of the Lyon team is also marked by the absence of several key players for the 3rd day match of Ligue 1 against the Olympique de Marseille. Georges Mikautadze, leaving for Villarreal, is not in the group. Enzo Molebe replaces him, while Orel Mangaala and Ernest Nuamah are in the re-athletization phase and therefore unavailable. In addition, Mathieu Patouillet, Mahamadou Diawara and Paul Akoukou are not selected for this meeting. Coach Paulo Fonseca therefore selected a group of twenty players to face the Olympians at the Groupama Stadium.

Beyond the current phase, Olympique Lyonnais also unveiled its calendar for the Europa League league phase. With a favorable draw, the club aims to surpass its performance of the previous season, where it had finished in 6th place, thus ensuring its direct qualification for the 1/8 final. This perspective reflects OL’s commitment to maintaining a competitive level in Europe and to continuing its sport progress.