Atlético Madrid eye Lyon’s Thiago Almada amid Botafogo return snub

MARBELLA, SPAIN - JUNE 08: Thiago Almada of Argentina U23 looks on during a Friendly International Match between Denmark and Argentina on June 08, 2021 in Marbella, Spain. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images)Olympique Lyonnais are expecting a busy summer of departures, particularly owing to the uncertainty around the club’s future in front of French football’s financial watchdog, the DNCG. With the threat of relegation to Ligue 2 looming in the worst case scenario, it is also likely that the club will be also hit with a transfer ban.

It puts the future of some of OL’s key talents up in the air. This rings true for Argentinian playmaker Thiago Almada (24). The World Cup winner joined OL on a…