Posted December 13, 2021 at 10:30 pm by AM
While Jorge Sampaoli recently opened the door to a return of Lucas Perrin, for his part, Julien Stéphan is very satisfied with the loan of the young Marseillais to Strasbourg.
Sunday was a special match for Lucas Perrin . On loan from OM to Strasbourg , the player trained in the Marseille club therefore faced his former partners at Meinau. OM has also won in Alsace (2-0), but that did not prevent Lucas Perrin from delivering a rather successful performance before the eyes. by Jorge Sampaoli who recently showed his desire to see the young defender return at the end of the season. “Lucas can have an interesting development with us, but we thought it was important that he play, that he had playing time, so we spoke with him and we decided with him to let him go on loan. to evaluate it. He's very good at the moment. Last season, he didn't have much playing time. We are following him, and we are evaluating him for his possible return to the club next summer, “the Argentine told a press conference recently. However, the loan of Lucas Perrin is accompanied by a purchase option estimated at 1.5M € and if Strasbourg decides to exercise it, the OM will not have a say. And obviously, we seem to be taking the path since Julien Stéphan is very satisfied with the player trained at OM .
Stephan is counting on Perrin
Indeed, after the defeat of Strasbourg , the coach of the Alsatian club showed his satisfaction with the services of Lucas Perrin . “I rarely make individual comments on the players after the game because you have to analyze it in a context and in a collective. He continues his 7th consecutive game as a holder, he had already been at the start of the season. He made, I think, more matches as a starter in 5 months in Strasbourg than in 3 or 4 years at OM. It's part of his progression, of his learning process. As he gains experience, he improves. He's still a young player. We have two of our three central defenders who are discovering what it's like to play regularly in Ligue 1, Lucas and Nyamsi. It's part of the learning process and we are very satisfied with our investment and our human qualities ”, assures Stephan at a press conference. Therefore, there is a good chance that Strasbourg will consider paying 1.5M € to OM next summer, which is the amount of the option of purchase of Lucas Perrin .