Jean-Michel Aulas isn’t just sending punchlines on Twitter. During a long interview with Tuttosport this Friday, a few days before the knockout stage of the Champions League against Juventus (live commentary to follow on Foot Mercato), the president of Olympique Lyonnais spoke about his links with the Old Lady, notably speaking a lot of mercato and admitting to having tried Adrien Rabiot in January.
“In January, I applied for a Rabiot loan from Juventus until the end of the season. But at that time, he started playing and progressing. Trust me: he’s a great talent. ”, he said, assuring that the former Parisian had not yet shown that “60% of its potential”. Another former PSG likes the boss of Gones, a certain Blaise Matuidi. “I tried to recruit him last summer, without success”, he said before continuing.
“But I’m not giving up. We will talk about it again in June. Matuidi would be perfect for us: he’s a regular midfielder, good tactically and, then, he’s world champion ”, he said, announcing a summer revival for the Bianconero! One big revelation, followed by another. JMA has admitted to having spoken with Wanda Nara for Mauro Icardi last summer, before his arrival at PSG on loan from Inter Milan.
JMA advises Juve in Aouar!
“If Icardi wants to play every week, he has to come to Lyon. Last summer, I even told his wife. Yes, I had an interview with Wanda Nara and she made a great impression on me as an agent “, he slipped, indicating that he also had a time following Juventino Matthijs de Ligt. “In recent years, we have also followed Matthijs de Ligt, but it was too expensive for Lyon”, assured the strongman of the Rhone club, who clearly opened the door to the Transalpine for Houssem Aouar.
“I never talked about Houssem with Andrea Agnelli, but I do know that there have been contacts between some of our leaders. I would love to see Aouar at Juventus in the future and hope that is his ambition. Why ? Because, if Aouar has this ambition, he will want to take advantage of it to look good during the double confrontation in Champions and to stand out. Sooner or later, I will have to make a nice transfer with my friend Agnelli ”, did he declare. A word to the wise!
But he did not stop there, with one last revelation to conclude, about a certain Cristiano Ronaldo. “I almost became the first president of CR7. During a youth tournament in Portugal, we faced Cristiano Ronaldo. He was 15-16 years old and was already very strong. I tried to buy it at Sporting CP, but I didn’t succeed “, he revealed. Sacred punchlines, we warned you!
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