Loïs Openda leave Juventus again after a totally failed year | Goal.com
Loïs Openda is closing in on a temporary switch from Juventus to Olympique Lyon. According to various media outlets, including transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano, all parties have reached a verbal agreement over a loan move for the former Vitesse striker.
Olympique Lyon are set to pay a loan fee of around €3 million. The French club will also cover the full salary of the 25-year-old forward.
Crucially, the deal will not include an option to buy. Earlier reports had pointed to a possible purchase clause, but according to Romano and Fabrice Hawkins that is not the case.
Openda had already given the green light to the move to Lyon a few days ago. The Belgian is due to undergo his medical next week, after which the transfer can be finalised.
The move will take Openda back to Ligue 1. The forward enjoyed an excellent year at RC Lens in the 2022/23 season, scoring 21 goals in the French league.
His goals played an important part in Lens' surprising second-place finish. The French club had signed him permanently a year earlier after he had spent two seasons on loan at Vitesse.
Things did not work out for Openda at Juventus. The Italians signed him on loan from RB Leipzig in the summer of 2025 for €3.3 million, with an obligation to buy of around €40 million.
There was hardly any return on that sizeable investment. Openda scored just 2 goals in 34 competitive appearances last season. The 33-cap Belgium international was also used mainly as a substitute and never managed to force his way into a regular starting place in Turin.
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