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Malick Fofana of Olympique Lyonnais seems to be on through the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Section MD7 match between Fenerbahce SK and Olympique Lyonnais at on January 23, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photograph by Ahmad Mora/Getty Photos)
Crystal Palace’s star participant, Jean-Philippe Mateta, is the topic of a vastly controversial bid by Lyon, because of John Textor, who owns a stake in each golf equipment.
It’s controversial as a result of, as of this second, the Ligue 1 aspect – owned by Textor – have been banned from signing gamers due to their dire monetary state of affairs, and are provisionally relegated to Ligue 2 subsequent season.
Jean-Philippe Mateta is a person in demand
That isn’t anticipated to vary this summer season except there was a major enchancment in the way in which that the membership is being run.
Jean-Philippe Mateta of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring his workforce’s second objective through the Premier League match between Manchester United FC and Crystal Palace FC at Outdated Trafford on February 02, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photograph by Carl Recine/Getty Photos)
Sources have instructed CaughtOffside that regardless of the present state of affairs, Textor is taking a look at each authorized avenue open to him as a way to facilitate a transfer for the 27-year-old from the South London outfit, the place he additionally has an curiosity.
Graham Potter needs Mateta at West Ham regardless of taking Evan Ferguson on mortgage through the January switch window, while Barcelona have just lately been linked to the striker too.
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If Lyon qualify for the Champions League – they’re at the moment 4 factors off the UCL spots – they’d land an preliminary €18.62m in response to Sporting Information.
While that wouldn’t alleviate all of their present points, it will at the very least make a dent of their monetary obligations, and assist Textor to barter his approach out of hassle.
Lyon have competitors for Jean-Philippe Mateta
Sources have indicated to CaughtOffside that the French giants received’t have issues all their very own approach, nonetheless.
That’s as a result of, because of his kind this season – he has 17 targets and a pair of assists per WhoScored – he has attracted plenty of consideration.
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Crystal Palace are anticipated to demand at the very least £30/35m and, if Mateta maintains his present kind, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Newcastle United, West Ham United, Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen and Marseille will all throw their hats into the ring for his companies.
