Olympique Lyon’s quest for a left-back in the Dutch Eredivisie nonetheless seems to be on the mend after failing to land Feyenoord’s Tyrell Malacia, who joined Manchester United earlier in the week. Such as the “L’Equipe” reported, the Ligue 1 club has reached an agreement with Ajax Amsterdam about a change of Argentinian Nicolás Tagliafico.
Accordingly, both clubs have agreed on a transfer fee of 4 million euros excluding bonuses, only the player’s approval is still pending. Whether the 29-year-old, whose contract expires in 2023, gives the green light will depend on talks with other clubs. Brighton & Hove Albion are also reported to be on the left foot, with Catalan media reporting FC Barcelona’s interest. Tagliafico joined Ajax from Independiente for €4m in 2018 and has made 167 appearances for the club since then (16 goals, 22 assists).
After Chelsea’s Emerson loan ended, OL is looking for reinforcements on the left defensive flank, but has other candidates in mind as backup solutions in addition to Tagliafico. One of them, according to the Portuguese, is “recordsAccording to French media reports, Alejandro Grimaldo from Benfica Lisbon (contract until 2023), Villarreal’s Pervis Estupiñán and Adrien Truffert from Rennes are also on the list.
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