On Saturday, Ellyes Skhiri (26) will fight with Tunisia against Burkina Faso for a place in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations and will continue to draw attention to himself from international clubs. Appropriately, there are again rumors about his premature change…
Skhiri, Skhiri again and again: Now Olympique Lyon should be on the FC star! The transfer window is still open up to and including Monday.
How long will the FC star play in Cologne? These are the three Skhiri scenarios!
lightning exit
French media are currently reporting on an interest in Lyon. The club are looking to replace Bruno Guimaraes, 24, who is set to join Newcastle United. According to BILD information, FC has not yet made a concrete offer. If there is interest in an immediate transfer, Lyon would have to put at least 12 to 15 million euros on the table. In terms of sport, the Baumgart squad would be prepared for the lightning exit: Salih Özcan (23) and Dejan Ljubicic (24) recently proved that they can replace Skhiri.
Probability: 15 percent
Summer Transfer
Only then can the club still make money with him. With corona losses of more than 85 million euros, FC has to bring in coal. And Skhiri is Cologne’s silverware. He also wanted to leave last summer, his advisor Fali Ramadani had negotiated intensively with AC Milan, among others. However, no club was willing to pay the transfer fee demanded by FC.
Probability: 80 percent
Extend
Skhiri recently said in the BILD interview: “The situation will definitely be clear next summer because my contract expires in 2023, so you either extend or change.” Extending is probably just a fan dream. The only mini chance: Cologne gets rid of salary millionaires (e.g. Horn, Andersson) and qualifies for the Europa League.
Probability: 5 percent
