France Foot: Algerian-born striker Houssem Aouar has taken a surprising step, described as shocking by the media, for his current club, Olympique Lyonnais.
Hossam Awar has informed the management of the French club of his desire to remain a player in the team during the 2023/2022 football season, until the end of his contract next summer, according to what was revealed by the French newspaper L’Equipe.
The newspaper “L’Equipe” confirms that the player of the French team, Aouar, does not intend to change the atmosphere during the current summer transfer market, contrary to the news which has rumored last week, and specifies that he will leave OL, and he should join the Italian club Roma.
Hossam Awar’s desire to stay with his Lyon team for another season without extending his contract is shocking news for the management of his club, which will not benefit financially if he leaves next summer.
Expressing the French ‘roosters’ player’s intention to stay may just be a pressure card on club president Jean-Michel Aulas, who many believe will do his best to prevent his player from changing of sports nationality, with the aim of joining the Algerian national team. .
It is possible that Awar’s revelation of his intention to stay with Lyon could prompt the club president to sell him to another team in order to benefit financially, if it is confirmed that the 23-year-old has decided to overthrow the French. national team, in order to represent the Algerian national team in the future.
On the contrary, some believe that Houssem Aouar intends to stay with his current French club for another season, which will weaken the percentage of his arrival in the Algerian national team, considering the potential terrible pressure from President Aulas.
And in the context of Aowar’s imminent return to the green battalion, the Al-Chorouk channel revealed that the player has started the administrative procedures with the Algerian consulate in France, to obtain his Algerian passport in order to represent the national team of his country of origin.
According to several media, including a report from the French-speaking site “Bein Sport”, it has been confirmed that the Algerian national team will benefit from new talents next September, including rising star Houssem Aouar.
