For him, the account is not there.
OL president Jean-Michel Aulas responded on Saturday to reports of an agreement between Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar and Arsenal.
But if the English club are willing to put up to 40 million euros to recruit the 22-year-old according to L'Equipe, Lyon hope to make 60 million from this possible sale.
"For Houssem, Arsenal is far too far from his value: we are counting on him to play a great match in Lorient and lead OL in CL (Champions League) next year", slipped the Rhone leader on Twitter to about the one who had to give up at the end of August his first summons to the French team after having tested positive for the coronavirus.
Transfers: Houssem Aouar (OL) agrees with Arsenal - @OL: there will be very few starts: for Houssem Arsenal is too far from his value: we are counting on him to make a great match in Lorient and lead OL in CL next year đź‘Ť https://t.co/8SUKIHLcLJ
- Jean-Michel AULAS (@JM_Aulas) September 26, 2020
"There will be very few departures," promised Jean-Michel Aulas on the social network.
Absent from any European competition for the first time in 25 years, OL will not have the financial income that goes with a continental course and yet has already started to downsize its workforce.
"We are working on replacement hypotheses"
The Lyon president announced Thursday in an interview with Progress that his club "would not lose together Moussa Dembélé, Memphis Depay and Houssem Aouar".
“Ten days before the end of the transfer window, none of the three has left and I don't imagine that will happen, but we are working on replacement hypotheses.
However, the best solution is for all three to stay, ”he said.
“Houssem Aouar can tell himself that the best thing would be to stay with us.
Financially, Arsenal is like everyone else ”, continued“ JMA ”, which promises that all departures will be compensated.
