2024-01-08 03:07:18
As a symbol, Rémy Riou came into play in the 87th minute to replace Anthony Lopes this Sunday afternoon during Pontarlier-Lyon (0-3) in the Coupe de France in Besançon. Very moved, the 36-year-old goalkeeper put on the captain’s armband before being surrounded by all his teammates at the final whistle. Scenes that leave little room for doubt. Riou played his last match in the Lyon jersey, his training club where he returned in 2022 after stints in Lorient, Auxerre, Toulouse, Nantes, Alanyaspor (Turkey), Charleroi (Belgium) and Caen (193 L1 matches, 120 of L2). This season, he played 3 matches in L1.
“He’s a great man, so we wanted to thank him for everything that happens on a daily basis in the locker room. There are things happening off the pitch that make us want to give him one last match,” Lyon coach Pierre Sage said at a press conference, confirming his departure.
Questioned after the match, the goalkeeper did not wish to formalize his new destination. But as we announced, Rémy Riou, released from his last six months of contract with Lyon, will sign for Paris FC at the start of the week. In Lyon, the arrival of the Brazilian Lucas Perri pushed him back in the hierarchy of goalkeepers behind Anthony Lopes.
At Paris FC, he arrives as number two to support the progress of Obed Nkambadio, the 20-year-old international hopeful. The Croatian Ivan Filipovic, who is coming to the end of his contract in June and which will not be extended, will therefore have to find a way out during this transfer window or end his adventure at Paris FC as number 3 even though he had started the season as a starter.
With the loan of Guéla Doué, right back from Rennes and Rémy Riou, Paris FC is launching its transfer window with two players from L1 clubs.
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