Atletico secured a loan deal for Olympique Lyon forward Moussa Dembele until this summer, adding a player that will serve as an alternative to Luis Suarez in their attack.

Dembele has not had the best of seasons for Lyon in 2020-21, scoring only 1 league goal in 16 appearances for the French side. He has had better luck in the Champions League and in cup competitions, chipping in 10 goals in those competitions in only 20 games.

The French forward will probably play a similar role for the La Liga leaders for the rest of the season, featuring in the team’s Champions League campaign and being a second-choice striker in their domestic competition.

The 24-year-old striker could potentially stick around in the Spanish capital after the remainder of this season, as the Colchoneros have a $41 million purchase option for his services if they want to make his deal permanent.

Dembele could debut for his new team as soon as their next league match at Eibar next Thursday.

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The offer was viewed as “weak”, however, resulting in a prompt rejection from Lyon. During a television interview, Aulas had the following to say, “There was a timid offer. We felt like they didn’t consider the fact that this is a player in the French national team. So, it was an offer that did not even make us consider making a sale.”

In response to the Gunners’ initial offer, Lyon has set some strict terms of sale, including the fact that Arsenal has until Friday to secure the signing of Aouate, otherwise, the player will not leave the club at all.

“We will tell the players that whatever will not be settled in terms of departures before Friday, there will be no more departures,” Aulas confirmed on Monday.

Lyon have reportedly set a $47 million price tag for Aouar, which may prove steep given Arsenal’s current financial predicament.

After all, Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke confirmed at the beginning of August that 55 members of staff were to be made redundant due to the financial setbacks caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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After FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, and Olympique Lyon managed to get the better of their Round of 16 opponents, the tournament has its eight quarter-finalists which will compete in Lisbon, Portugal over the next two weeks to take home the title.

The remaining rounds, all of which will consist of just one fixture, will kick off on Wednesday, August 12th. Atalanta, one of the Cinderellas of the tournament, will go up against Paris Saint-Germain.

The winner of this matchup will meet the winner of Thursday’s showdown between RB Leipzig and Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Jose Alvarade in the semi-final, which is set to be played next week.

From the other two matchups, which will be played on Friday and Saturday, we will have our other two Champions League semi-finalists. The first game is a matchup of European titans, as FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich will meet in what should be the most interesting of the quarter-final matchups.

The quarter-finals will wrap up with a game between Manchester City and Olympique Lyon as the French club will look to continue its magical run in the tournament after upsetting Juventus.

For soccer fans, the upcoming week should be nothing short of a treat as the trek towards the end of this year’s competition heats up.

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Atletico secured a loan deal for Olympique Lyon forward Moussa Dembele until this summer, adding a player that will serve as an alternative to Luis Suarez in their attack.

Dembele has not had the best of seasons for Lyon in 2020-21, scoring only 1 league goal in 16 appearances for the French side. He has had better luck in the Champions League and in cup competitions, chipping in 10 goals in those competitions in only 20 games.

The French forward will probably play a similar role for the La Liga leaders for the rest of the season, featuring in the team’s Champions League campaign and being a second-choice striker in their domestic competition.

The 24-year-old striker could potentially stick around in the Spanish capital after the remainder of this season, as the Colchoneros have a $41 million purchase option for his services if they want to make his deal permanent.

Dembele could debut for his new team as soon as their next league match at Eibar next Thursday.

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The offer was viewed as “weak”, however, resulting in a prompt rejection from Lyon. During a television interview, Aulas had the following to say, “There was a timid offer. We felt like they didn’t consider the fact that this is a player in the French national team. So, it was an offer that did not even make us consider making a sale.”

In response to the Gunners’ initial offer, Lyon has set some strict terms of sale, including the fact that Arsenal has until Friday to secure the signing of Aouate, otherwise, the player will not leave the club at all.

“We will tell the players that whatever will not be settled in terms of departures before Friday, there will be no more departures,” Aulas confirmed on Monday.

Lyon have reportedly set a $47 million price tag for Aouar, which may prove steep given Arsenal’s current financial predicament.

After all, Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke confirmed at the beginning of August that 55 members of staff were to be made redundant due to the financial setbacks caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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After FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, and Olympique Lyon managed to get the better of their Round of 16 opponents, the tournament has its eight quarter-finalists which will compete in Lisbon, Portugal over the next two weeks to take home the title.

The remaining rounds, all of which will consist of just one fixture, will kick off on Wednesday, August 12th. Atalanta, one of the Cinderellas of the tournament, will go up against Paris Saint-Germain.

The winner of this matchup will meet the winner of Thursday’s showdown between RB Leipzig and Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Jose Alvarade in the semi-final, which is set to be played next week.

From the other two matchups, which will be played on Friday and Saturday, we will have our other two Champions League semi-finalists. The first game is a matchup of European titans, as FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich will meet in what should be the most interesting of the quarter-final matchups.

The quarter-finals will wrap up with a game between Manchester City and Olympique Lyon as the French club will look to continue its magical run in the tournament after upsetting Juventus.

For soccer fans, the upcoming week should be nothing short of a treat as the trek towards the end of this year’s competition heats up.

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