Pierre Lees Melou leaving Brest?
According to L'Équipe, 32-year-old Pierre Lees-Melou was transferred from Brest to Paris FC less than three weeks ago at the end of the transfer window. He contributed to Brest's historic 3rd place finish in Ligue 1 and their qualification for the Champions League. Lees-Melou is expected to make his first start for Paris FC against his former club.
Pierre Lees Melou leaves Brest to join Paris FC during the summer transfer window. He has been officially recruited for 6.5 million euros, including bonuses, and signed a contract until June 2027 with the newly promoted Ligue 1 club.
Brest and Paris FC have reached an agreement for the transfer of Pierre Lees-Melou. He was not present at the training this Wednesday morning. The coach, Éric Roy, mentioned that the transfer is not signed yet but acknowledged Lees-Melou's departure by stating, 'I do not confirm anything, as it's not signed, but he is gone.'
Pierre Lees-Melou, who was previously announced to be very close to joining Olympique Lyonnais, is now set to join Paris FC in the final days of the summer transfer window. According to the daily L'Equipe, both clubs have agreed on the transfer of the midfielder.
Brest has reached an agreement with Paris FC for the transfer of Pierre Lees-Melou. Paris FC's president, Pierre Ferracci, mentioned that they aim to make several signings this week, including Lees-Melou. However, Paris FC still needs to finalize terms with the player.
Paris FC has resumed serious discussions with Brest regarding Pierre Lees-Melou, who is under contract until 2027. Lees-Melou was previously blocked from moving to Rennes in January 2024 and was close to joining Lyon this summer. He has expressed a desire to leave Brest.
Stade Rennais is also interested in Pierre Lees-Melou. They have confirmed their interest to his agents and are ready to sign him this summer after selling Jordan James, Glen Kamara, and Baptiste Santamaria. They had previously offered 13 million Euros in January 2024, but are now willing to meet Brest's demand of around 7 million Euros.
Pierre Lees-Melou is also attracting interest from other Ligue 1 clubs, including Stade Rennais, which had already shown interest in January 2024. His agents are actively contacting other ambitious clubs in the league.
Olympique Lione is preparing for the departure of Jordan Veretout by targeting Pierre Lees-Melou as his replacement. According to L’Équipe, there is already a preliminary agreement with Brest for his transfer, which could be around 5 million euros. The 32-year-old French player suffered a fibula injury last season but played a significant role in Brest's Champions League campaign. Moving to Lione, he would compete in the Europa League.
Lyon (OL) is seeking reinforcements in the midfield and has made Pierre Lees-Melou, a midfielder from Brest, a priority target. The player, who has been with Brest since 2022, is under contract for two more years but is interested in continuing to play in European competitions, which makes OL's project appealing to him. However, it remains to be seen if the two clubs will reach an agreement for the transfer.
Pierre Lees-Melou, also in the team of the season, at the post of recovering midfielder. At 31 years old, he would not reject a last very good contract, knowing that he is linked to his club until 2027.
Pierre Lees-Melou, the best player of Brest this season, significantly contributes to the excellent season of Brest. Central element of Éric Roy's device, the leaders of Brest had decided to keep him this winter despite a significant offer from Stade Rennais. Today, the French midfielder spoke again about his future. He wants to finish the season without regret and as high as possible, then he will see. For the moment, to be honest, he has not received any calls. He is very well in Brest so he does not take the head. So he will see what will happen this summer. But for now, he is 100% Brest. He does not regret, look where they are, it's beautiful. They are writing the history of the club, they are breaking all records this year.
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