Di transfer market dey hot for Lyon, as Arsenal don enter race for di services of Malick Fofana. According to reports, di English champions don take first contact with di French club to see if dem fit sign di winger.
Fofana, wey be Lyon winger, don bin dey linked with Crystal Palace and Sunderland. E don already turn down one move to Hull City, but now Arsenal don come dey look am. Di player dey interested for di project for Emirates Stadium.
Di deal with Roma don collapse earlier because of Rodrigo Mora transfer, so Fofana still dey with Lyon. But di club need to sell because of financial wahala. E no be secret say Lyon must offload players to meet di financial rules.
Arsenal dey see am as good chance to add more competition for di left wing. Christos Tzolis dey alone for dat side, especially after Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli go. Martinelli supposed to sign for Al-Hilal soon.
Meanwhile, Lyon don already start to find replacement in case Fofana go. Di club dey target Keito Nakamura, di Japanese international winger wey dey play for Stade de Reims. Nakamura bin score 11 goals for Ligue 1 for 2024-2025 season and e get plenty experience for France.
Nakamura fit join Lyon if Fofana leave, but di move go depend on money from sales. Di club no get time to waste, because mercato go close soon. Paulo Fonseca and im squad dey wait for di next few hours wey go be crucial.
