Incoming:
Aly Cissokho: Should arrive in Lyon either today or tomorrow to take his
physical and pen his deal which is said to be worth 15mill with a clause that sees
FC Port recieving 20% of his future sale! JMA has found a new nemisis in Porto president Jorge Nuno
Pinto da Costa.
Day after tomorrow, the players kick off their fourth Peace Cup campaign (for some odd reason,
the event organizers really like Lyon). For those of you unfamiliar with the tournament, it takes
place every two years and is one of the six pre-season friendly tournaments going on this summer.
The last three Peace Cups took place in South Korea - Lyon were runners-up in 2003 and 2005, and
they were winners in 2007.
It was bound to happy eventually. I don't know about you guys, but after the embarrassment of
last season's finish, I was dreading the oncoming ~dramah~, :tearz:, and angsty soap operas from
the players and the staff. I was expecting a meltdown of epic proportions. I thought that the sky
would fall.
Keirrison is all but Barcelona's - much to the delight of everyone at former club Palmeiras. But
he's being flogged about as loan fodder in order to catch a bigger fish - either David Villa or
Bruno Alves. Must feel nice to be loved. Eventually. On the other side of the Clasico, Almeria
striker Alvaro Negredo [.
OL Gets Serious About The Attack!
In:
Lisandro Lopez: Lyon finally got their man. JMA's first signing of the summer
cost OL 24 mill plus performance bonuses. Lisandro is supposed to be in Lyon
Friday for his physical.
Aly's Break-out Performances this Year in the CL this Past Season Put Him On the Radar of Some
the Biggest Clubs in Europe.
When Aly Cissokho left France back in June '08 , probably only a handful of people- including
himself- were even aware, and even fewer in Portugal to be sure.
Lyon Can Finally Fly Straight Again: OL's New Winger Swoops into Town, Hopefully to Take Us to
New Heights.
No, it's not a Ferrari nor Beluga caviar, it's a Brazilian winger. Like and injured bird, OL's left
wing- along with a slew of other issues- hindered it's abilitiy to fly as strong as it was capable
of, but now it's finally healed, stronger than ever, and ready for lift-off.
