Arriving in Strasbourg on Friday night, Caleb Wiley had the chance to get his bearings this weekend, while his new players played their last two warm-up games in Mönchengladbach (lost 0-2, then 0-1).
His loan was formalized this Sunday afternoon when Chelsea, the sister club of Racing where he is committed until 2030, delivered the final administrative documents.
The American defender who took part in the Paris Games – in the quarter-finals against Morocco – began his career at Atlanta United (MLS), where the London club hired him this summer for 10 million euros.
So Wiley, considered one of the best prospects across the Atlantic, will find Europe in a season with Racing.
He will join the assembly sessions on Tuesday morning.
Borges collapsed, Lemaréchal hoped, Diallo was still blocked
In addition, the path that led to the Portuguese player Gonçalo Borges (23 years old) has disappeared.
While Porto had agreed to transfer him for 9 million euros, it was the player who refused the prospect of joining Alsace.
So the club went back in search of attacking reinforcements capable of playing in the middle and on the flanks.
The hottest route leads to the young Monegasque Félix Lemaréchal (21 years old) who is coming out of two seasons on loan to Brest, then to Cercle Bruges.
According to our colleagues from L’Equipe, an agreement of around 8 million euros would be found.
At Racing, we determine the “fast progress of the file”, not to mention the amount of movement.
Finally, he has yet to put forward a center, knowing that the Habib Diallo file, blocked by his Saudi club Al Shabab, is not moving forward one iota.
Lopes, Petrovic
In terms of the income of an experienced goalkeeper, Racing is moving forward.
The names of Anthony Lopes (Lyon) and Djordje Petrovic (Chelsea) have been put forward, but they should not come, according to our information.
2024-08-11 22:05:54
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