The Olympique Lyonnais Chronicle
Market17 Aug 2026
Sam Surridge arrives at Olympique Lyonnais in a $16.1M statement of intent
There comes a point where a club either backs its own ambition or admits it does not have any. Olympique Lyonnais have paid $16.1M for Sam Surridge, which is the loudest way there is of saying which one it chose.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A move Sam Surridge would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Sam Surridge is living that version at Olympique Lyonnais, and it tends to show in the first month.
Market17 Aug 2026
Olympique Lyonnais say no — this time
The offer from Casarano for Rémi Himbert was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Olympique Lyonnais
Corentin Tolisso was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Olympique Lyonnais
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Pavel Šulc
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Pavel Šulc, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Théodore Pérez joins the Olympique Lyonnais first team
- Market Olympique Lyonnais promote Thibault Robin from within
- Squad Tanner Tessmann falls out with a teammate over standards
- Boardroom Olympique Lyonnais turn down the training-ground plan