Olympique Lyonnais keeping tabs on FC Twente’s Douglas – Ligue 1 news
In the search for a good central defender, newly-appointed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Franco-c14050 Teixeira.
The 23-year-old is currently on the books of Dutch Eredivisie side http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 are now
close to securing his services.
Stade Rennais defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kader-Mangane-c20198 was also under the radar of Les Gones but Les Rouges et Noirs are also reluctant in letting go of their inspirational player. With things not happening the way Lyon would have wanted in order to recruit a centre-back,
Remi Garde has now turned his gaze on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753.
Douglas has not been approached by the Rhone giants yet but with one year left on his contract at Twente, the Brazilian might be intrigued by the idea of joining the French side. Furthermore, joining Lyon would allow the young defender to play in the UEFA
Champions League again if Les Gones manage to qualify to the group stages.
According to reports in French sports daily L’Equipe, the former Joinville man is attracting interest from Serie A and Bundesliga clubs as well which means that Lyon could well be in a battle for getting the player’s signature.
Last season, Lyon’s defence was shaky to say the least. In the January transfer window, Lyon brought Pape Diakhate on loan from Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv. However, the Senegalese failed to impress and has returned to his parent club after Lyon chose not
to sign him on a permanent basis.
Though http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Mensah-c18877 has returned from his loan spell at Sunderland, the Ghanaian international’s injury worries have forced Remi Garde too look for another central defender.
So far, Les Gones have failed to hire any centre-back but in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Douglas-c11600, the seven-time Ligue 1 champions have found a good prospect who could be brought to the club at a cheap price as he has just one year left on his contract.
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