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Long announced on departure this summer, Houssem Aouar (22 years old, 4 games and 1 goal in L1 this season) ended up ruling out the idea of a departure at the end of the transfer window. Has the midfielder of Olympique Lyonnais lost patience? This is possible if we refer to information from France Football.
To begin with, Arsenal, whose manager Mikel Arteta contacted and seduced the player, contented themselves with offering € 34 million (+ € 3 million in bonus) by asking for payment facilities over 5 years. While the Rhone club requested 40 to 45 M €. Insufficient to start real negotiations since the Gunners never returned to the charge.
Then it was Juventus Turin who tried their luck, with a little more success. Indeed, the Old Lady would have reached an agreement with OL on an amount of € 50 million, plus the loan of Federico Bernardeschi (26 years). But the deal would have turned upside down when the attacking midfielder refused to join Les Gones, unfortunately for the French international …