Laurent Blanc insists that Lyon are “guaranteed” that star full-back Malo Gusto will STAY at the club
Laurent Blanc insists Lyon are “guaranteed” right-back Malo Gusto will STAY with the club last January after they turned down the Blues’ initial offer, dashing Graham Potter and Chelsea’s hopes of spending more money on the transfer. transfer window.
- It seems unlikely that Chelsea’s goal will be an addition to their January spending.
- Earlier this week, Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas said he would not leave.
- Fellow star Rayan Cherki appears to be sticking with the French giants
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Lyon manager Laurent Blanc shot down Chelsea’s hopes of signing talented right-back Malo Gusto during the January transfer window.
Graham Potter’s side had hoped to bring in the 19-year-old and take their spending this month to over £200m, but Blanc suggested that would not be the case.
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas had already spoken to the media about Gusto’s stay in France this week, ahead of Blanc’s reaffirmation press conference.
Chelsea have been told that Malo Gusto will not join them during this month’s window.
“The board has guaranteed me that (Rayan) Cherki and Malo Gusto will be here until the end of the season.” Blanc told reporters on Friday.
The statement echoed the thoughts of the wild-eyed chairman Aulas, who took to Twitter and declared that Gusto would continue with the French giants beyond this transfer window.
Lyon had made it clear they wanted Gusto to stay on loan with them until the end of the season, but the tone of Aulas’ comments suggests that a deal of any kind will have to wait.
Lyon manager Laurent Blanc will be relieved to receive assurances that Gusto will stay
Gusto has had an excellent season and is another young talent starring in Les Gones.
However, the Ligue 1 club has a form to announce that player sales will not happen before closing a deal.
Chelsea’s deals for Michael Essien in 2005 and Florent Malouda in 2007 came after Lyon denied talks were taking place.
Similar statements preceded the sales of Karim Benzema to Real Madrid in 2009, Hugo Lloris to Tottenham in 2012, Alexandre Lacazette to Arsenal in 2017 and Memphis Depay to Barcelona in 2020, among others.
Currently, it seems that Graham Potter and Chelsea will not be able to reward the right-back.
Gusto has attracted interest after a great season at Lyon.
Having made his debut for Les Gones aged just 17, Gusto has already racked up an impressive 54 appearances at 19, dishing out six assists in the process.
There are still 18 months left on Gusto’s contract with the French outfit, and the Blues may face competition from Premier League rivals Manchester United.
It came as Lyon made a request to take Djed Spence from Tottenham on loan.
Lyon are currently having a torrid season in Ligue 1 and sit in ninth place, 12 points behind fourth-place Monaco and 22 behind leaders PSG.
Jean-Michel Aulas tweeted that Gusto will remain a Lyon player at least until the summer
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