Club refuse loan move: Bayern knocked back for another attacking star! | OneFootball

FC Bayern has received another rejection in their quest for a new offensive player. His club will not accept a loan.

According to information from the French portal Le Progrès OL, the German record champion Olympique Lyon contacted with the request to be able to commit Malick Fofana on a loan basis. The response from France was clear: A loan is out of the question. Lyon is only ready for a fixed sale - for at least 40 million euros.

This stance is a problem for Bayern. After the clear announcement by honorary president Uli Hoeneß ("I would very much advocate filling up the squad with a loan player"), the Munich team can currently only carry out loan deals. This means that a transfer of the 20-year-old Belgian national player is initially excluded.

Meanwhile, Fofana is considered one of the most exciting wingers in Ligue 1. With his speed, his explosive dribbling and the flexibility to be used on both wings, he brings exactly the profile that Bayern is urgently looking for after the departure of Kingsley Coman. According to L’Équipe, Fofana himself definitely wants to move to a Champions League club and is playing for time. So far, only Everton has shown concrete interest with an offer of 36 million euros including bonus payments.

Olympique Lyon needs to generate income

Lyon, on the other hand, is under financial pressure: The French football financial supervisory authority has instructed the club to earn 40 million euros by the end of the transfer period. OL is now setting this amount for Fofana. The player has already been informed about the intention to sell.

The situation for Bayern is becoming increasingly complicated. Desired solutions like Nick Woltemade or Christopher Nkunku burst recently, as both clubs also only wanted to accept fixed deals. A similar picture is emerging with Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) and Xavi Simons. The list of realistic loan options is thus getting shorter and shorter.

Time is pressing: By Deadline Day on September 1, sporting director Max Eberl must present a solution to fill up the thinned-out squad in the offensive. Whether Bayern will find a suitable loan candidate remains to be seen - the rejection from Lyon shows just how difficult the search is under the conditions set by Hoeneß.

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