Thiago Almada confirme son transfert imminent à Lyon

Fraîchement sorti de Botafogo en Coupe Intercontinentale, Thiago Almada (23 ans) a confirmé son intention de rejoindre la Ligue 1. Le milieu offensif argentin, qui vient de terminer sa première saison avec le club de Rio, ambitionne de rejoindre l’Olympique Lyonnais à l’ouverture du nouveau mercato. s’ouvre.Dans une interview avec Cazé TVAlmada said: “When I signed with Botafogo, it was already planned that I would join Lyon after six months; that’s what’s going to happen.”While the 2022 World Cup champion has made his intentions clear, transferring to another John Textor-owned club, particularly Lyon, might be complicated.That’s because, in November, Lyon were hit with a recruitment ban by the Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion (DNCG).Éliminé en quarts de finale de la Coupe Intercontinentale mardi, face aux Mexicains de Pachuca (3-0), à Doha, le milieu de terrain de Botafogo, Thiago Almada, a confirmé qu’il espérait rejoindre l’OL dès janvier. Reste à voir comment le joueur argentin peut intégrer l’effectif du… pic.twitter.com/hDKd0UxIN3— L’ÉQUIPE (@lequipe) December 12, 2024However, amid mounting debt, OL were hit with a provisional relegation to Ligue 2, as well as a ban on signing players in January. Instead, they will have to sell in order to convince the DNCG to maintain their top-flight status.Almada joined Fogo from Atlanta United in Major League Soccer (MLS) in early July on a five-year deal worth an estimated $25m, breaking the transfer record of both leagues.In 2024, Almada helped Botafogo claim its first Copa Libertadores title, while they also claimed the league title for the first time since 1995.Nearly two years ago, Almada became the first active MLS player to win the World Cup when Argentina defeated France on penalties in the 2022 final.GFFN | Joel Lefevre