Houssem Aouar, a 22-year-old French Lyon midfielder, is Zidane's new obsession. In fact, the Marseille coach was very descriptive when asked today about it: “I have no doubts about Aouar, he is a great player. Maybe one day he could play for Madrid …”. L’Equipe On Friday he already revealed the interest of the coach of the three Champions League in a row to convince the Lyon midfielder, who last year finished with 41 games and 9 goals in his backpack. The French newspaper reported that Zidane himself had spoken with Aouar to probe him for a possible white future.
It is true that between now and Monday it will be difficult to accelerate an operation of this caliber, given that the white club insist that all market movements in the form of reinforcements have been postponed until 2021. But as AS learned, Olympique would value a transfer in exchange for 20 million euros and the inclusion of Mariano in the operation. Let's not forget that Mariano was there three seasons ago and fully triumphed, scoring 21 goals for the French team. Given that according to Transfermarkt Aoaur is valued at 49.5 million euros, Mariano's alternative plus 20 million would be good for Madrid. And more considering that Zidane does not have Mariano in his sports plans. In fact, he did not go to Benfica due to its high financial demands (5 million net per year).
Between now and Monday we will clear up doubts, but we must remember that Zidane's public compliments have only been seen so far with Mbappé, Pogba … and Aouar. This new talent from French football has already been called up with Les Bleus and both Arsenal, PSG and City have asked about his situation. We will see if there are surprises between now and Monday at 12 at night or if we have to wait until the summer of 2021 for the Madridistas to finally throw a signing into their mouths.