While Sky Sports and the Sun spoke of a close agreement between West Ham and Lyon, L’Equipe confirmed Tuesday evening the imminent arrival of Saïd Benrahma. Aged 28, the Algerian international (28 caps, 1 goal) would have managed to find a contractual agreement with OL, who will welcome the right winger in the form of a paying loan (5 million euros) matched a non-obligatory purchase option (10 million). A loan with a purchase option was also the financial arrangement retained in the file leading to Orel Mangala, before Sky Italia mentioned a dry transfer, concluded around an offer of around thirty million euros which would make the Belgian defensive midfielder from Nottingham Forest the most expensive transfer in the club’s history. Some contractual details remain to be finalized in both files.
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Less publicized than that on the future of Kylian Mbappé, the soap opera on a possible arrival of Marcus Rashford at PSG is one of the chestnut trees of each transfer window. And this Wednesday, it’s INews which puts a piece back in the jukebox by evoking Parisian interest in the 26-year-old English striker, in trouble at Manchester United, where his behavior is debated. The British daily mentions taking information with a view to a possible arrival this summer, for example to replace Mbappé. A transfer which would obviously not be negotiated at a lower cost, since the England international (59 caps, 17 goals) recently signed a nice contract extension until 2028.
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The transfers to Al-Ettifaq will remain as the last highlights of the Saudi championship, whose transfer window closed its doors at midnight Tuesday evening, at least in the direction of arrivals. This would seal the fate of Karim Benzema, who should continue with Al-Ittihad, where he seemed in conflict with the management and his new coach, Marcelo Gallardo. Note that his teammate Jota, who was also said to have desires elsewhere, would have… missed his medical examination with Al-Ettifaq. A club where Karl Toko Ekambi and Seko Fofana have signed, two former Ligue 1 residents who played elsewhere in the Saudi Pro League. The former Lens captain was Cristiano Ronaldo’s teammate at Al-Nassr.
No white smoke for Giovanni Reyna at OM. It’s even quite the opposite, since various sources confirm the imminent signing of the American winger at Nottingham Forest. Aged 21, the attacking midfielder will be loaned by Dortmund until the end of the season
