{"id":23528,"date":"2022-07-14T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T10:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/07\/14\/lyon-table-opening-offer-for-chelsea-defensive-target\/"},"modified":"2022-07-14T06:00:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T10:00:31","slug":"lyon-table-opening-offer-for-chelsea-defensive-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/07\/14\/lyon-table-opening-offer-for-chelsea-defensive-target\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyon table opening offer for Chelsea defensive target"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<hr>\n<p>Olympique Lyonnais have accelerated their interest in RC Lens defender Jonathan Clauss, amid reported interest from Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>The French side are keen on adding the 29 year-old to their ranks as they look to bolster their options in wide areas, and Clauss certainly fits the bill, having been one of the top defenders in Ligue 1 last season.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman registered 5 goals and 11 assists in 37 Ligue 1 appearances as he helped Lens towards a European spot, though their exciting side ultimately came up just short.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Excl: Olympique Marseille have an opening bid ready to sign Jonathan Clauss from Lens. Talks now ongoing to reach an agreement. ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Again \u2013 Mertens and Dybala are not in the list for OM this summer, as things stand. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamOM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeamOM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Gf7PhTiIb\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/5Gf7PhTiIb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1545723222880124929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now, as per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lequipe.fr\/Football\/Article\/Clauss-lens-veut-rejoindre-l-om\/1343475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">L\u2019Equipe<\/a>, Lyon have tabled an opening offer of 5m euros, with the potential to rise to 6m euros with add-ons. However, this was promptly rejected by their fellow Ligue 1 side, who are thought to be holding out for closer to double figures.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea in the race?<\/h2>\n<p>Chelsea were thought to be keen on a move for Clauss last month, but it seems as though the Blues have cooled their interest for the moment, with Cesar Azpilicueta\u2019s future still up in the air.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">? Chelsea have made initial contact over signing France international Jonathan Clauss:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 He could replace Azpilicueta<br \/>\n\u2013 Costs around \u00a310m<br \/>\n\u2013 He supports <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CFC<\/a><br \/>\n\u2013 Atletico also want him: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3brT0o5FwK\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/3brT0o5FwK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NizaarKinsella\/status\/1539249770119802881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Should the Spaniard depart, Thomas Tuchel may return to the deal given the lack of options at right wing-back beyond the exciting Reece James.<\/p>\n<p>However, with the likes of Dujon Sterling in the academy, and a buy-back clause on Tino Livramento from next season, they could be tempted to forego Clauss and wait it out.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Read more:<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/transfers\/bayern-munich-contract-vs-chelsea-interest-serge-gnabrys-preference-revealed\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Bayern Munich contract vs Chelsea interest: Serge Gnabry\u2019s preference revealed<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/chelsea-risking-tomori-repeat-with-transfer-decision\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Chelsea risking Tomori repeat with transfer decision<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olympique Lyonnais have accelerated their interest in RC Lens defender Jonathan Clauss, amid reported interest from Chelsea. The French side are keen on adding the 29 year-old to their ranks as they look to bolster their options in wide areas, and Clauss certainly fits the bill, having been one of the top defenders in Ligue [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-23528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23528\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}