Lille OSC has lost several important players this summer. The will of Jonathan David, Lucas Chevalier, Angel Gomes, Bafodé Diakité, Gabriel Gudmundson and Rémy Cabella all left the club. Budget replacements have arrived and there is no doubt that the Lille team of this season is weaker than the one who ended the last one.
A 3-3 draw to Stade Brestois on the opening day of the Ligue 1 season in particular emphasized their defensive vulnerability. Losc is desperate not to see their team weakened further, although that does not mean that there will be no departure.
In a press conference on Friday, Lille President Olivier led the door to a departure in midfield for Nabil Bentaleb or André Gomes. However, he confirmed that important players would not leave.
Alexsandro and Ngal'ayel Mukau, both goals for Premier League clubs this summer, fall into that category. “The wish is to keep them. Time later than this morning I said in a phone call that the door was closed for one of our players,” said Lille's president.
He has pre -treated his explanation. “Unless an offer of € 70 million arrives. It would be difficult to refuse something that is not due, but the goal is now to keep the boys who are here. I said it, the desire is to have a team that is competitive,” he added.
GFFN | Luke Entwistle