Olympique de Lyonnais keen on signing Luiz Adriano from Shakhtar Donetsk
If the reports emerging from the city of Donetsk are to be believed, French Ligue 1 side, Olympique de Lyonnais are reportedly interested in signing Shakhtar Donetsk striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luiz-Adriano-c22841, in the upcoming summer transfer window. The Brazilian has been in
sublime from for the Ukrainian champions and has boosted his ever-growing profile on the European stage with excellent performances in this season’s UEFA Champions League.
The youngster is believed to be interested in making a move to a bigger club in order to further his career. While talking to the media recently, the 24-year-old Brazilian admitted that he would be interested in a move to France, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 or Italy
and called http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 ‘a great place to play.’
With Olympique de Lyonnais likely to lose Lisandro Lopez and Bafetimbi Gomes in the summers, the French giants are eyeing the Brazilian as a possible replacement. Adriano has been in fine form for his club this season and has scored 9 goals in 19 games for
the Ukrainian giants. He saved his best for UEFA Champions League, where he scored 4 goals in the competition. In the two-legged affair against AS Roma, Adriano burst into life and gave one of his best performances for Shakhtar as the Ukrainians beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603
to progress to the quarter-finals, where they eventually lost to Barcelona. The defeat, however, has not harmed Adriano’s chances of seeking a lucrative move elsewhere.
Lyon are currently third in the French Ligue 1 standings with 53 points and are looking to add more quality to their squad ahead of the start of the next campaign. Furthermore, Lyon have not managed to lift the Ligue 1 crown for three years. Signing Adriano
would be a great move for the club as they look to bring back the glory days, where they won seven consecutive Ligue 1 titles from 2001 to 2008.
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