As the summer transfer window has opened, Olympique Lyonnais will find out whether they will be able to hold on to the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858 international again or not
While talking to media last May, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michel-c25453 Bastos said that everyone kept talking about him leaving the club last summer but he is still here. Almost regularly, the winger was linked with a move to Italian Serie A giants Juventus. However, in the end, Bastos signed a contract extension with the Rhone giants which would keep him at the club until 2015.
For many, playing at Lyon for one more season seemed more like a promise of a departure the following summer. However, there is still no indication today that Bastos will leave the club.
While talking to media, the former Lille man’s agent, Emmanuel de Kerchove said that Bastos still has three years left on his contract and he wants to win titles at the club. However, Kerchove added that if the club wanted him to leave, then the player will consider his options.
“There is no indication today that Michel will leave OL. He still has three years on the contract, he still feels he can win titles here. If the club wants to see him go, he will consider this. But he will not leave.”
At the age of 28, it still remains to be seen if Bastos will start a fourth season at the club.
Though Juventus are no longer interested in signing him, the Brazilian still gets a lot of greedy looks from Italian clubs which means that the case is far from settled.
Moreover, Les Gones cannot afford to keep their star player at the Stade de Gerland if a satisfactory offer comes up. Compared to last summer, the market value of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michel-Bastos-c25461 has slightly decreases but the player is one of the highest valued players in the Lyon squad.
Though coach Remi Garde wants Bastos to be in the squad for next season, the tactician knows that in order to compete in the transfer market, the club needs to sell one or two players. Hopefully for the Lyon faithful, it is not the Brazilian who is sacrificed for this.
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