Barely announced in Lyon, Endrick is already controversial among OL observers.
OL formalized this Tuesday the arrival on loanfor six months, Brazilian nugget Endrick from Real Madrid. “ Olympique Lyonnais is very pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Real Madrid for the arrival, in the form of a paying loan of €1 million maximum, of Brazilian international striker Endrick until the end of the season », We can read in a press release from the Rhone club.
At first glance, this is excellent news for Les Gones who have been lacking offensive power since the summer departures of Alexandre Lacazette and Georges Mikautadze. However, some observers question the relevance of such reinforcement. Starting with the former Lyon striker Sidney Govou, well placed to analyze the potential added value that the young Auriverde offers Paulo Fonseca.
“ For the transfer window, I hear that the coach would like a striker, a central player and two or three midfielders. But when a mechanism works well, you have to be careful, because it can go wrong very quickly.breathes the player turned consultant in the pages of Le Progrès. Would a striker who scored more goals match Satriano’s defensive efforts? I only believe in the winter transfer window when it is necessary to replace an injured person. I’m not sure it’s always good for team balance. »
Big doubts about Endrick
And Sidney Govou recalls the problematic Endrick, who played barely a hundred minutes for Real Madrid this season. “ No one has enough benchmarks to know what Endrick is capable of doing, even if he is necessarily a good player. Be careful though, a substitute who never plays often means there is a problem. Endrick will have individual goals that might not align with the team’s collective goals, that’s what bothers me. »
In another register, the journalist at Libération Grégory Schneider points out the inconsistency of such a transfer – certainly provisional – given the situation of OL. “
Endrick at OL, Abdelli on the way… Fortunately Olympique Lyonnais does not show a deficit of more than 400 million euros (cumulative), it would have been unfair. There, on the other hand, it’s perfect. Perfect », quips on Twitter the one who regularly appears in the evening on L’Equipe. In recent days, the National Directorate of Management Control (DNCG) has confirmed the supervision of the club’s payroll, however lifting its constraint on player transfers.
