Olympique de Lyon, after failing to acquire the services of Guido Rodríguez, as Real Betis rejected their latest offer of 12+3 million euros, set their sights on another defensive pivot of the Verdiblanco team, the Ivory international Coast Paul Akouokou, He is 25 years old and, like Guido, he has only one contract with the Verdiblanco club, after failing to agree on a renewal.
Olympique have yet to throw in the towel for Guido, but they have almost no salary margin to raise their offer to the fixed 15 million euros -without variables- that Betis is asking for the Argentine, so they are trying other option in the market to strengthen their midfield, and among them the name of Paul appeared, who was also wanted by Granada, who would have offered two million euros to Betis for the transfer, half of what the Verdiblanco initially asked for club.
Paul prefers Olympique’s offer, because his family lives in France and he knows the French talks with Betis, who are looking for a way for the player, who debuted in the first team with Pellegrini against lack of spare parts but that never got a place at Real Betis.
Source: La Verdad
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