This Sunday, on the Moustoir lawn, Lorient thought it was a breath of fresh air.
Three welcome points which finally turned into one, when André Ayew equalized in the dying seconds and allowed Le Havre to come back to 3-3.
Despite a goal and an assist from Parisian Ayman Kari, the Bretons remain last in Ligue 1 and should experience the last three days of the transfer window hectic in terms of departures and arrivals.
Shortly before the kick-off of today's match against the Normans, Loïc Féry announced in the columns of Télégramme the departure of “certain star players who did not play as a team.
Some have forgotten that football is a team sport.”
Who was the president targeting in his remarks?
He did not formulate it but in all likelihood, it would be Tiémoué Bakayoko, Benjamin Mendy and Romain Faivre.
Decisive meeting Monday
Like the two others, the former Lyonnais was absent from the group which faced the HAC at home and with a little over 72 hours before the end of the winter transfer window, the possibility of seeing him leave has been on the table for several days.
Loaned by Bournemouth, the Frenchman (5 goals and 1 assist in 17 games) could be repatriated to England in the coming hours to replace the Dane Philipp Billing who is leaving for Newcastle.
A decisive meeting this Monday must decide the future of the versatile midfielder.
In the opposite direction, the Merlus could make two offensive recruits.
The first could come from Ligue 1. Since the middle of the week, FCL has been in discussions with OGC Nice to obtain the loan of Badredine Bouanani.
If no agreement has yet been reached between the two clubs, the player seems very interested in the idea of finding playing time in Brittany.
This Sunday, talks were still underway and Lorient leaders are pushing to find a positive outcome as quickly as possible.
The other recruit could come from abroad and leads to the Eredivisie.
In recent hours, the red lantern of L1 has sent an offer, the terms of which have not filtered, to Feyenoord Rotterdam to attract Javairô Dilrosun.
The Dutch winger, who played for the Girondins de Bordeaux, also has an offer from Serie A.