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A question regarding competition for the goalkeeper position quite irritated the owner of Olympique Lyonnais.
At the start of the month, Olympique Lyonnais registered the signing of goalkeeper Lucas Perri, from Botafogo. This 26-year-old Brazilian player, measuring 1m97, is expected to succeed Anthony Lopes next season. But by recruiting him this winter, wouldn’t John Textor have weakened Anthony Lopes at the same time?
Here is the question asked by a journalist from The Team to the owner of the Rhone club. “If a player is weakened by the arrival of competition, then he is already weak. And we all know that Anthony is not a weak person. Your suggestion is ridiculous… The goalkeeper position is no different from any other position on the field, and I will continue to bring competition to every position as much as possible”warned the American businessman in the columns of the sports daily.
Lucas Perri will have his second European experience at OL. At the start of 2019, he was loaned to Crystal Palace, but had not played a single match for this club. “He’s an excellent goalkeeper. He is very tall and very good in the air. It’s a good move”, judged Brazilian football specialist Nicolas Cougot in the show “Génération After” on RMC. As for Lopes, his contract with Lyon runs until June 2025.
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