http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130 defender Aly Cissokho attracting interest from AS Roma – Ligue 1 news
Reports in Italian media suggest that Italian Serie A side, AS Roma are considering making a bid for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aly-Cissokho-c5313 who is currently plying his trade in French Ligue 1 with Rhone giants Olympique Lyonnais.
The 23-year-old defender was brought to the Stade Gerland from Portuguese side http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 in the summer of 2009 for 15 million Euros and since then has become one of the finest left-backs in Ligue 1.
AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Arne-Riise-c18833 to a move away from the Italian capital. The Roma direction sees the 23-year-old Aly Cissokho as a perfect replacement for the 30-year-old Norwegian.
Aly Cissokho was on the verge of securing a move to AS Roma’s league rivals AC Milan before he joined Olympique Lyonnais. The youngster had already agreed personal terms with I Diavoli but a dental problem occurred during his medical test.
The tests indicated that his dental problem could pose spinal problems so the Milan direction chose not to pay 15 million Euros for the player, an amount that was initially agreed between Milan and Porto. However, Lyon were willing to meet Porto’s asking
price and signed the player.
Cissokho’s current contract at the club will expire in the summer of 2014 and Les Gones might be willing to sell the player for the same amount that they paid Porto for him two years ago.
French daily, Le Progress claims that the Lyon direction are looking to sell a few player before Remi Garde delves into the transfer market which means that the club will consider all offers for Cissokho. During his time at Lyon, the French-born player of
Senegalese descent has cut a frustrating figure at times and has been criticised for ignoring his defensive duties.
The left-back has made over 60 appearances for Lyon since his arrival in 2009 and also recently made his debut for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Norway-c2974.
With so much speculation surrounding Cissokho’s future, it seems that Lyon won’t make any major efforts in making the youngster stay at the club as Les Gones’ financial situation has forced the club into selling players in order to make funds for their transfer
activity this summer.
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