Jean-Michel Aulas ready to “all possible efforts” to bring Alexandre Lacazette back to Lyon

After having fantasized about the return of Karim Benzema in recent years, Lyon supporters will kindly be able to imagine, with more hope, that of Alexandre Lacazette. During the presentation to the press of winter recruits Romain Faivre and Tanguy Ndombele, Jean-Michel Aulas and Vincent Ponsot did not evade a question on this subject. Far from it, even, since the two Lyon leaders have proclaimed their desire to bring back their former striker.

???? V. Ponsot “@LacazetteAlex is a player that interests us. We saw the maturity he was able to acquire. We have always stayed in contact with him. To bring in the big players is always complicated” #Mercato

— Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) February 2, 2022

Currently captain of Arsenal, the 30-year-old is indeed coming to the end of his contract next summer, which offers a great possibility for OL to sign one of their emblematic icons from the academy without compensation. transfer. “He is a player who interests us because he marked this club, first indicated Vincent Ponsot, general manager of football at OL. We saw the maturity he was able to acquire. With Alex, we have guarantees on the state of mind. We always stayed in contact with him. Afterwards, bringing in the big players is always complicated…”

OL also spoke with Corentin Tolisso

Because the salary that the first scorer in the history of Parc OL has received in the Premier League since 2017 is obviously disproportionate to the one who was his in Lyon. For Jean-Michel Aulas, Alexandre Lacazette is in any case “more accessible” than Karim Benzema. We had no real doubts, especially since the Blues striker is still under contract until June 2023 with Real Madrid.

“We will not be alone but we will make every effort possible for Alex’s return”, continues JMA. It should be noted that if the hypothesis Clément Grenier (already free of any contract), another pure product of the Plaine des Jeux de Gerland, and who is currently training in Lyon, “was not retained”, Vincent Ponsot also confirmed to have “spoken” with Corentin Tolisso (Bayern Munich), at the end of the contract like his friend Alexandre Lacazette next summer. So, dear Lyon supporters, do you feel officially hyped ?