Proud of their start to the transfer window, Olympique Lyonnais finally ended with a lot of criticism. Like the transfer of Lucas Paqueta West Ham, uncompensated, some decisions have surprised. Hence the reaction of the leaders to justify themselves. Bruno Cheyrou defends OL’s choices in the transfer window. There may be coaches, in other Ligue 1 clubs, who are in the process of wanting to leave because ‘they are jealous of the recruitment we are doing.Two months later, recruitment director Bruno Cheyrou has reason to regret his tackle against Olympique de Marseille and its former coach Jorge Sampaoli.Ponsot explains the Paqueta case Following the Marseille transfer window was much more convincing, unlike that of Olympique Lyonnais, whose choices aroused much criticism. How can a team that often lacks creativity afford to sell Lucas Paqueta? The Brazilian midfielder’s contract did not expire until 2025, and president Jean-Michel Aulas loves to remind people that his club is in good financial health. As a result, the supporters wonder and accuse the management of having privileged the economic aspect. What Vincent Ponsot categorically denies. The problem AouarThe Paqueta case is hypocrisy, reacted the director of football in L’Equipe. We anticipated knowing that he wanted to leave. If he had wanted to stay, there would have been no problems but we tried to extend it in March-April, we did not find an agreement. He found his interest there. OL are also there thanks to the 43 million euros (excluding bonuses) negotiated with West Ham. This amount could have allowed Lyon to replace their best player. But the failure for Houssem Aouar apparently thwarted the plans. We had also planned that if Moussa (Dembl) and Tino (Kadewere) left, we had a replacement. And if Aouar and Paqueta left, too. Moussa and Houssem are there, explained Ponsot. Fulham, Nottingham Forest, Betis Sville, Nice… The midfielder under contract until 2023 did not lack solicitations. The problem is that the Gone and his superiors were never on the same wavelength. of ours but we worked on good terms with him and his advisers, tempered the leader, not unhappy not to have compensated for departures from the offensive sector. Bruno Cheyrou explains daily that this choice leaves room for young Bradley Barcola and Rayan Cherki, who has surely received sports guarantees after his recent extension. Finally, remember that the Lyon calendar, without the European Cup, does not necessarily require a large workforce. What do you think of OL’s explanations of their transfer window? Do not hesitate to react and discuss in the Add a comment area…