Despite Chelsea’s interest, Malo Gusto will continue at Lyon, according to club president Jean-Michel Aulas, who also stated that the right-back will stay in Ligue 1.
The Premier League powerhouses, who oversaw a high-spending January transfer window, have been mentioned as potential destinations for the young player.
International youth of France The most recent candidate to be mentioned for a relocation, Gusto, supposedly already has a six-and-a-half-year contract with personal terms set.
However, according to sources, Lyon rejected a £17.6 million offer from the Blues on Wednesday, and according to Aulas, the 19-year-old will not be moving this month.
“I have the pleasure to explain that Malo Gusto, one of Lyon’s big talents, will continue to play for Lyon until at least June 30,” he wrote on Twitter.
Gusto’s contract with the Ligue 1 team, which is now ninth with just one victory in their past five games in the top division, expires at the end of the upcoming season.
Puisque je participe de manière active avec Vincent Bruno Laurent à ce grand mouvement de l’hiver j’ai le plaisir de conforter L’équipe sur KTE mais aussi de préciser que Malo 1grand espoir de l’OL continuera de jouer avec l’OL au moins jusqu’au 30/06/23 https://t.co/wI0ybCMeIc
— Jean-Michel AULAS (@JM_Aulas) January 26, 2023
In order to get Chelsea to boost their offer or wait until the end of the season, the club is said to value him closer to £35 million (€40 million).
Gusto has made 47 appearances for his hometown club and is vying for a spot on Didier Deschamps’ France senior team.
He would join Chelsea as their seventh new player of the transfer window, and after Monaco defender Benoit Badiashile, he would be the second player from Ligue 1.
Other long-term additions to Stamford Bridge include David Datro Fofana, Andrey Santos, Mykhaylo Mudryk, and Noni Madueke. Joao Felix also came on loan from Atletico Madrid.