In this transfer window and the deals that I had to negotiate and materialize, I did not feel too strong an impact of the Covid. I expected much worse
, notes Sonia Souid, Amandine Henry’s agent, Delphine Cascarino (OL), Viviane Asseyi (Bordeaux) and Kheira Hamraoui (FC Barcelona) in particular.
Even if it will take several months
before being able to digest
the loss, For the moment, I haven’t heard a club say: “We absolutely cannot recruit because we don’t have a single euro for the women’s team”
, explains to the AFP the French representative, who carried out the first paid female transfer in France (Marie-Laure Délie in 2013), a rarity even today.
In fact, negotiations in Division 1 only lead to contract extensions, with salary upgrading sometimes at the end, or transfers
at the end of the lease.
In Lyon, the defending French champion is thus active to keep the goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi and the German midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsan, free on June 30 as the English international Alex Greenwood and Lucy Bronze.
USA, attraction curbed
Japanese midfielder Saki Kumagai extended by one year last January, until June 30, 2021
, and it’s arguing for an extension
with Dutch winger Shanice van de Sanden, says Olivier Blanc, head of the women’s OL.
As for the Bleues, be it Wendy Renard, Griedge Mbock, Amel Majri, Eugénie Le Sommer, Henry or Cascarino, there is no departure planned
and extensions are in sight
he says. Among the tricolor armada, only Bouhaddi could therefore leave the ship. The 33-year-old international (149 caps) was sent to England or the United States, where she was approached by the Utah Royals franchise.
There is a global crisis. Everything is stopped. There have been discussions with this club and with others in Europe, but there is nothing concrete
, she told the daily L’Equipe in May.
Some agents try to promote the USA destination. With the Covid-19, however, it will make things more complicated
, says a market expert. In the same opinion, Sonia Souid also evokes “a question of timing” since the American championship is usually held from April to October.
In France, negotiations were frozen between mid-March (suspension of the D1) and the end of April. During this period, usually conducive to discussions, recruiting for the next season was no longer a club priority
, decrypts the agent. Paris SG, whose coach Olivier Echouafni awaits a new contract, launched the big maneuvers in early May with overtime from Formiga (42), Paulina Dudek (22), Nadia Nadim (32) and especially Kadidiatou Diani ( 25 years), the French revelation of the Mondial-2019.
Asseyi on departure
Conversely, the OL dolphin did not retain their defender Eve Perisset. Paris did not want to extend it. It’s quite surprising because she’s part of the locker room, which is also French international and one of the most used players of the season
, says a member of his entourage. Bordeaux offered her a great project where she will be part of the team, she said to herself “Bingo! “
, he confirms.
Third in D1, the Girondin club is betting on youth with the arrival of the ex-Lille Julie Dufour, European U19 champion, and the extension of Vanessa Gilles (24) and Romane Bruneau (23), the goalkeeper become titular.
His New Zealand competitor Erin Nayler, at the end of the contract, is on the start as the Brazilian defender Kathellen Sousa and the French international Viviane Asseyi.
Regarding the 26-year-old striker, Bordeaux has largely contributed to its development and to the fact that today it can claim to sign in the best European clubs
, explains Sonia Souid.
Another major player in the championship, Montpellier will have to do without Sakina Karchaoui, 24-year-old defender trained at the club and followed by several clubs, including Chelsea. Her teammate Valérie Gauvin, center-forward of the Bleues still under contract in Hérault, expressed the desire to live an experience abroad.
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