The departures follow one another on the side of Olympique Lyonnais, since after Karl Toko-Ekambi, it is now Tetê who left OL this Saturday to join the Premier League.
Arrived at OL in March 2022 from Donetsk, UEFA having authorized players hired by Ukrainian clubs to sign elsewhere following the war started by Russia, Tetê will not even have stayed a year in the capital of Gaul. . Indeed, this Saturday the 22-year-old Brazilian striker flew to England where he will quickly discover the Premier League. Loaned by Shakthar Donetsk to Olympique Lyonnais until the end of the current season, the player revealed at Grémio will indeed sign in the next few hours with Leicester. The English club, currently fourteenth in the championship, but not really in dazzling form, is counting on Tête to get off to a good start. And while the player posted a photo on Instagram where we see him on the plane to Leicester, Fabrizio Romano said a little more about the operation.
Head to Leicester, Gusto to London
Tetê, flying to England in the morning as he will undergo medical tests and sign as new Leicester player — here we go confirmed 🔵🦊🇧🇷 #LCFC
Deal set to be completed, as revealed yesterday. pic.twitter.com/oLyGH7Vg7U
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 28, 2023
The Italian journalist, world specialist in the transfer window, specifies that once arrived at his destination, Tetê will pass his medical examination and then sign his new contract with the Foxes. Another private plane probably took off from Lyon for London this Saturday, since several sources claim that Malo Gusto is expected by Chelsea to also pass his medical examination and sign the contract which will make him a Blues player from this transfer window. winter, even if the English leaders have accepted the condition set by Olympique Lyonnais, namely that the young defender be loaned to OL until the end of the current season.
