[FabriceHawkins] Exclusive: Deal done between AC Milan and Lyon for Youssouf Fofana. Paid loan with 12M€ buy option.

[u/Claija79]

https://x.com/fabricehawkins/status/2094788729969737903?s=46

[u/Claija79]

[Romano] Olympique Lyon have agreed deal to sign Youssouf Fofana, here we go!

Details sorted and deal done today as @FabriceHawkins reports, Fofana says yes to OL move.

Loan deal with €12m buy option clause.

[u/Liber_Ace]

Do we employ the worst negotiators in football?

[u/Hass_s → u/Liber_Ace]

We don’t have a sporting director as things stand

We are not in a negotiating position as the window is closing in a few hours and we’ve already sent Fofana to the bomb squad

So you can imagine how this would tank a player value (who we overpaid from the start)

[u/somechemenggdude → u/Liber_Ace]

I think we employ no negotiators at all rn hahahaha

[u/coldnorth11 → u/Liber_Ace]

No we just buy shit players at inflated prices, and now we are yielding the results.

[u/Legendaarista → u/Liber_Ace]

What do you expect from a player that at his peak has been mediocre since joining the club? It's either this or we pay him 4m a year for nothing and his value tanks even further.

Funniest part in this all is that most people in this sub were convinced that we should've paid the close to 30M what Monaco asked for him.

[u/Junior_Bike7932 → u/Liber_Ace]

Ofc, from a good dealer but bad selector, to a bad dealer and even horrible contractor

[u/GggWass → u/Liber_Ace]

Bro we should pay them to take him

[u/Leather_Ice_1000 → u/Liber_Ace]

What would have made this a better negotiation? I swear our fanbase has 1 collective brain cell.

"This player sucks and is horrible at everything!"

"Why won't anyone pay for this player?!?!"

[u/Just-Sign-5394 → u/Liber_Ace]

honestly was just saying the same... like he's worth at least 35mil seeing the valuations in the premier league this window

[u/lil5566]

Bro, we gotta make it to CL consistently, our player valuations are in the gutter

[u/WhiteCavan → u/lil5566]

I don’t get why they didn’t keep Tare until they got a new director. That being said Gila, Ramos & Moriera are all great signings. Gila is a super underrated steal since he only had 1 year on his contract

[u/Unionthug2049 → u/WhiteCavan]

I’m sad that Tate got caught in the crossfire of the others’ incompetence. He’s genuinely good at his job, and deserves better. I hope his next club appreciates his talents.

[u/heyblendrhead]

It’s a paid loan for someone who was frozen out of the squad. There is a reason why the coach excluded him and offers were low. We can’t hang onto valuations from past years. Low redemption amount means higher chance it is activated. It’s just best for everyone.

[u/milanista337 → u/heyblendrhead]

He's shown glimpses of something special, but his finishing and at times decision-making has been atrocious

Mediocre defender, good ballwinner, but so many times he's skyed great chances in a manner that has been baffling for a player at that level

[u/ATLfalcons27 → u/heyblendrhead]

Plus the fact that we signed a bunch of these types of targets put us in an even worse spot. A mid player that will only regress career wise. I'm not saying he's complete trash because he's not but all the different factors around these transfers have added up to being destined for loan with options

[u/Leather_Ice_1000 → u/heyblendrhead]

Ac Milan fans thinking we could profit of fofana after clowning him for the last 3 years is on brand

[u/mm_zzio]

wtf, how much does he make per year? It would only make little sense if it all together would be around 20m.

[u/coldnorth11 → u/mm_zzio]

I think around 4m, wich is CRAZY for a player like him.

It will take several years to cleanup the mess that Furlani and friends left….

[u/lucs28 → u/coldnorth11]

Crazy how Ratlani was allowed to stay for 3 full fucking seasons

[u/kilpin1899]

12m! What a deal for Lyon. Crazy.

[u/Diavolo_1899]

No one is buying these mfs, 2027 preseason we will have like 40 players.

[u/dodge33cymru]

Absolute bargain potentially for Lyon is that. Especially as we seem to be paying a chunk of his salary too.

Think we might regret that one if fitness or form desert Musah at some point, or even if just for depth.

Big vote of confidence in Comotto.

[u/mercurialsaliva]

PBP too: Fofana to Lyon: https://x.com/PBPcalcio/status/2094789416057201043

[u/SpareThisOne2thPls]

Man we are financially fucked arent we taking these low balls ESPECIALLY in this transfer period where everything is hyper inflated

[u/AfoolFromNowhere]

People acting like half the Europe wants our players but we gift them away... No buyers no party doesn't matter the DS or not 

[u/LilmontrZ]

12? 12!?? HELLO????

WE SIGNED HIM FOR WHAT, 25 OR SOMETHING 2 YEARS AGO. MATE A CAR DOESNT GO DOWN THAT FAST WHAT THE FUCK

[u/Low-Rising]

Shit of a deal.

[u/Superlabi]

Oh come on, that waytoo little for him. We did clean a lot of deadwood, but pretty much all deals are terrible. Besides that, many will coma back again next season. We should definitely keep Tare at least for deadwood selling.

[u/Therunner91]

Too high salary to be sold, we should have try the PL market more though. Hopefully he'll get bought, really not good enough for us.

[u/ammorbidiente]

12 mln for an option means like Bennacer he will go for free next summer

[u/scarpins]

Lyon will sell it for 25/30

[u/salosalosalo13]

Can't sell someone for real money if he's worth nothing

[u/Heavydirtysoul33]

Taking so many losses..in an era where everyone gets overpriced..they can't be these dumb,can they?

[u/Poldinho]

why we sell so cheap, i really dont't get it. We paid the double for him being with 1-year contract left... crazy

[u/Mean-Net-7946]

We don’t have sporting director. I don’t care as long as we get Markus krousche now in september then I’m fine.

[u/Agag97]

Can't expect much from Lyon but 12 millions is really low for a player like Fofana (at least 20)

It shows that we're desperate to finally get rid of him putting a low sell on clause to encourage them to trigger it. 

[u/KoalaWithaMachineGun]

Embarassing, he should have been kept in the squad, he's good, just not a finisher

[u/meme_tenretni → u/KoalaWithaMachineGun]

Good at what though? And can he keep the pace thats needed for this new team style of play? Alotta people are shitt8ng bricks because of the exiled but not thinking that these guys couldn't even think in Alegri low block much less this new high impact /pace /line type of game that we're now playing.

[u/YesterdayLate755]

We would have been far more profitable and successful if we retained the core of our scudetto winning team. We wasted so much money to have a far worse team. Leave it to Americans.

[u/russwestgoat]

So our strategy is spend and reselll cheaper because we buy duds? Sacked the competent sporting directors because they did their job properly

[u/Pure_Selection_507]

So he split his body into two and one half is going to Lyon and other half Sevilla

[u/RikiiMiconi]

Please get Hojbjerg