Olympique Lyonnais is active in all directions at the start of this winter transfer window. The long-term injuries of Memphis Depay and Jeff Reine-Adelaide force Rhone’s leaders to find new players in the attacking sector, which was not planned in the initial plan. So, while waiting to find a new midfielder and a new side, the club multiplies the contacts in recent days. There is of course the Karl Toko-Ekambi track. An always open track, especially as the player is interested in the Lyon challenge, even if it will be necessary to convince Villarreal, not ready to let go for a bite of bread.
There was also an intelligence gathering about Samuel Chukwueze, as we revealed to you a few hours ago. But that’s not all. The newspaper The Team gives us some additional leads explored by OL. Like the one leading to Krzysztof Piatek, the Polish striker from AC Milan, who saw the legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic land. However, the latter is very courted on the transfer window, especially on the England side.
Hwang and Shomurodov, two alternatives
Another file worked on, that leading to the South Korean Hee-chan Hwang. Returning to RB Salzburg after a moderately convincing loan to Hamburg last season, he shines again in a club which had recruited him in 2014. Author of 3 goals and 5 assists in the Champions League this season, he has was overshadowed by the explosion of Erling Braut Haland. Capable of playing in all positions of the attack, it corresponds to what OL is looking for in this winter transfer window. Under contract until 2021, Hwang will not be easy to fetch either, because Salzboug has already sold Haland to Borussia Dortmund, as well as Takumi Minamino to Liverpool.
Last name mentioned, Rostov’s Uzbek striker Eldor Shomurodov, 24. He scored 10 goals this season in the Russian league, where Rostov is ranked 3rd. This is his best season, in terms of statistics, so far. All these tracks remain alternatives to Karl Toko-Ekambi, who is the priority of the Lyon leaders. Then it will be time to look into the other files of a winter transfer window hotter than ever!
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