2023-08-25 11:11:34
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A career is not at stake. Bradley Barcola can attest to that. A year ago, the young man was fighting to find a place in Peter Bosz’s group. He had even been on the verge of going on loan to Switzerland. Laurent Blanc also recalled him at a press conference this Friday, he was the coach who was able to launch the player trained at Olympique Lyonnais. A talent he is counting on this season after being revealed to the general public last year.
A lively summer
He had also finished the year with 7 goals and 9 assists in 31 games in all competitions. He also ended the season with a bunch of agents chasing him. They are many to have fought to enlist the last phenomenon from Lyon. But it was finally Jorge Mendes and his agency Gestifute who won the day. The representative of the French is also rubbing his hands since several clubs want his new client.
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FC Barcelona, Manchester City and Chelsea have been cited as candidates for his arrival. But it is above all PSG, where Mendes has his entries with Luis Campos, who is the most interested. Luis Enrique is a fan of the player and wants to sign him. Officially, OL closes the door to a departure. This was already the case with Castello Lukeba and we know how it ended. Unofficially, Les Gones are talking with Paris, who have made offers but are waiting to have a fixed price from John Textor according to The team.
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Blanc talks about the Barcola case
This Friday, Laurent Blanc mentioned the case of his player, a little less successful since the start of the new season. “We should ask him the question (to know how he is, editor’s note), only he himself can answer it. (…) I don’t know (if his spirit is here, editor’s note). Put yourself in his place for a minute, it can be disturbing. You can be impacted by it and the answer is that it is. He is young, it is up to us to ensure that he is as little impacted as possible. It is on the ground that he must give answers and not elsewhere. I talked to him about it again this morning.
Asked about their conversation, the French coach confided: “You won’t know what I told him. It seems that only in Lyon there is a 20-year-old player who is contacted by a club, with an environment around him and the agent who does his job. We have to wait for the end of the transfer window. I am very combative in relation to recruitment. Some call me whiny or boring, but I’m combative. I talk to a lot of coaches who tell me that I’m right to be like that because the transfer window ends soon and then it’s over. The next door is in January and you are not sure to see it. »
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An impossible departure?
Frank as usual, the Cévenol was questioned about the statements of the club which had indicated that the young talents of Lyon would stay. “These are hazards. Club policy is difficult to follow. There is a transfer window with new customers who can explode the market in two seconds. I am someone who tries to concretize what we have decided. The people affected by the transfer window at the club have the same opinion as me. Don’t think I’m the only one thinking like that. But there was a discussion that we did not expect.
He then added: “We have determined certain things, the news of the DCNG disturbs us and I understand it. It’s difficult to recruit at OL this year. It’s more difficult than expected. I haven’t changed one iota, I try to make things happen. As long as there is hope, I try to fight, not to change my mind. He still has a week to fight and get the squad he dreams of. And if it were up to him, Bradley Barcola would be there.
Pub. on 25/08/2023 13:11 Update on 25/08/2023 13:30
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