The Ligue 1 giants are looking to bring the Chelsea star back to Stade de Gerland as Remi Garde seeks to inject some experience in the squad following the departure of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cris-c9486 to Galatasaray
This news is very likely to thrill the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130 faithful who are dying to see at least one major player land between the Rhone and Saone. According to British newspaper Metro, Les Gones have contacted English Premier League giants Chelsea about
the current situation of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Florent-Malouda-c13838.
At the age of 32, the left-footed winger is no longer enjoying an important status at Stamford Bridge. Furthermore, the arrival of a few young stars including http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Di Matteo no longer finds
Malouda’s presence appealing.
Under contract at the London club until 2013, Malouda has failed to lit alight the Premier League so far this season and might not be named in Chelsea’s 25-man provisional squad for the first half of the 2012/2013 campaign.
Reports claim that Malouda is also keen on making a move away from Chelsea and might be keen on making a return to the club where it all started for him. His dream of playing in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858 was quickly extinguished due to his wage demands so in order to secure
a move to Lyon, Malouda will definitely have to take a considerable wage cut.
With limited financial resources, Les Gones can’t offer a huge transfer fee to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786. However, several solutions have already been considered by Chelsea who might be willing to let the player leave on a loan with an option to buy.
The London club signed Malouda for 19 million euros from Lyon back in 2007 and are set to continue slashing down the wage bill. The likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-Meireles-c30678 have already left the club so Malouda could be set to follow in his former teammates’
footsteps.
Lyon are set to feature in the Europa League this season and Remi Garde would welcome the presence of a Champions League veteran in his side. Tonight, the transfer market shuts down so Les Gones will have to work quickly if they are serious in signing the
player.
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