Questions are already being raised about Moussa Niakhaté’s move from Nottingham Forest to Lyon this summer, after a disastrous debut in the weekend defeat to Rennes.
Le Figaro cover the defender and several other Lyon players today after the 3-0 defeat, and doubt the transfer with the question ‘Niakhaté, 30 million euros, really?’.
They explain how the defender, who joined from Nottingham Forest in the summer, endured a ‘very complicated’ debut in the game, giving his teammates and fans ‘cold sweats’ with his display.
He was the reason they conceded the second goal, failing to connect a pass and giving Armine Gouiri the chance to score, which he duly did.
That was a blow to the head that Lyon never recovered from, and it’s left many doubting the former Nottingham Forest man early on.
Le Figaro do say it is only his first match and he could prove doubters wrong in the coming weeks, but his first appearance will be a ‘stain’ that he’ll have to overcome.
Whether he can remains to be seen, but it seems questions are being raised early on about that fee after a disastrous debut.
