In search of a successor Dango Ouattara, on the departure for Bournemouth, Lorient pushes to attract the attacking midfielder Romain Faivre, in check at Olympique Lyonnais.
Faivre joined Lyon only a year ago.
On the verge of selling winger Dango Ouattara Bournemouth for 27 million euros (bonus included), Lorient is preparing to make a great deal.
Financially at least because, from a sporting point of view, the Burkinabe international, the driving force behind Les Merlus’ excellent first half of the season with 6 goals scored and 5 assists delivered in 18 Ligue 1 games, will leave a big void.
Faivre at an impasse
This is why the 7th in the championship, who has the opportunity to live an exciting second part of the exercise, went in search of a rookie to best replace the Stallion in this winter transfer window. This research led the Bretons to the side of Olympique Lyonnais and more specifically Romain Faivre! According to L’Equipe, negotiations are taking place between the two clubs and Les Merlus are pushing hard on this issue.
Recruited for € 17 million (bonus included) a year ago during the last winter transfer window, the 24-year-old attacking midfielder has had a lot of trouble since his arrival in the Rhône and he has never managed to win. The replacement of Peter Bosz by Laurent Blanc has changed nothing in the affairs of the former Mongasque, who has been more established since September 7 and confined to the status of a rotation element.
OL want a sale
But for his part, Lorient has not forgotten the radiant player that Faivre was on the side of Brest, with 14 goals and 11 decisive assists in 59 games between 2020 and January 2022. With a coach with a playful philosophy like Rgis Le Bris, fan of players who have the ball, the FCL is convinced of being able to relaunch the Gone, which is also interested in this prospect.
Forced to sell in order to recruit, OL are not closing the door either, but prefer a dry transfer, knowing also that Karl Toko Ekambi, targeted by Rennes, Southampton and Al Shabab, Houssem Aouar, at the end of his contract in June, and Faivre, although all candidates for departure, will not all be able to leave in January. In view of the small jackpot that Lorient is about to hit, the Lyonnais also risk raising the stakes even if the interests of other contenders for the attacking midfielder (Montpellier, Strasbourg) remain much less concrete at the moment…
Lorient, a good destination to allow Faivre to relaunch? Do not hesitate to react and discuss in the area add a comment …
