Initially this summer, a year from the end of his contract, Houssem Aouar (24 years old, 1 match in L1 this season) finally stayed at Olympique Lyonnais. In the columns of L’Equipe, the attacking midfielder returned to his transfer window. He explains that it was not he who refused to join Betis, Nottingham Forest or even Benfica.
« I did not refuse at all! It was a stressful transfer window for me. But I agreed with most of the clubs that came forward, assures Gone. Yes, Ms. Benfica. In addition, you can see that they are clubs of different standings, with different projects, and I did not stand in the way. Unfortunately, OL could not come to an agreement with any of the interest.a clubs, it must be respected, it there’s no problem But I didn’t close the door The club wanted to sell me, I wanted to leave, so we worked together, but OL couldn’t find an agreement, which I can understand. »
Today, Aouar does not rule out the idea of extending his contract with OL: « No, of course not. But first I will already try to play again and bring what I know how to do, and then there will be time for discussions. The season is very long. »