That’s shrewd, Olympique Lyonnais! The French club signed Corentin Tolisso from Bayern on a free transfer, which is an excellent piece of business. It’s even better when you consider that it was Lyon that Bayern bought Tolisso from five years ago – for a fee of $45 million!21.45: (3.00) Cobh Ramblers (3.30) Treaty Utd (2.30)At the age of only 27, Tolisso still has a lot to offer, even though Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann decided he didn’t need the Frenchman. The French international will have a lot to prove when he pulls on the OL shirt once more.Of course, Tolisso’s arrival comes just weeks after another homecoming has been confirmed – that of Alexandre Lacazette. The striker also arrived after his contract with the previous club Arsenal came to its close. Lyon received a fee of $58 million, also in 2017.🇫🇷✅ Lyon have officially announced the signing of Corentin Tolisso.pic.twitter.com/UzMGzQ5fZ0— TFS – Top Football Show (@TopFootballShow) July 1, 2022 These two players brought Les Lyonnais a combined fee of over $100 million! Of course, the fact that they were both away for five years took its toll on the club – one that would be difficult to measure in money. It’s been a while since the team from Groupama Stadium looked like mounting any sort of serious title challenge. But that might change now with the imminent takeover and the fresh injection of American capital.These two latest arrivals will please the fans not only because of the quality added to their team, but also because of the fact that they could field a team where the majority of players have been formed at the club’s academy.How’s this for a starting eleven (note: the names marked in blue are players formed at OL)?Anthony LopesMalo Gusto – Jerome Boateng – Castello Lukeba – HenriqueMaxence Caqueret – Corentin Tolisso – Lucas PaquetaTete – Alexandre Lacazette – Karl Toko EkambiThere are even more optimistic scenarios, where a combination of new arrivals and promoting youngsters from the reserve side could see Lyon fielding a team entirely comprised of home-grown players. But let’s leave that for another day – coach Peter Bosz should be taking it step by step.
