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Lyon have blamed West Ham for the collapse of their move for Said Benrahma, accusing the Premier League side of a “lack of respect”.
Algerian winger Benrahma, 28, was set to join the French club in a deadline-day loan but the transfer fell through in the final hours.
Lyon indicated they had submitted all the relevant documents but said the Irons failed to take the required action to make the switch happen.
A strongly-worded statement said: “Olympique Lyonnais deeply regrets this situation and this decision, demonstrating a profound lack of respect on the part of West Ham towards the institution and the player.
ℹ️ Les raisons de l’échec du transfert de Saïd Benrahma.
Toutes les informations ⤵️
— Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) February 2, 2024
“The club reserves the right to undertake all appropriate procedures necessary to validate the transaction at a later date, and to hold West Ham responsible if necessary.”
Benrahma is not the only Hammer whose future remained in the balance after yesterday’s 11pm deadline, with Pablo Fornals’ switch to Real Betis still yet to be confirmed.
Go gently
David Moyes says West Ham will “go gently” with new signing Kalvin Phillips after the debutant’s costly error in their 1-1 draw with Bournemouth.
The England midfielder’s loan move from Manchester City was one of the most high-profile switches of the January transfer window.
But just three minutes into his first start last night, the 28-year-old inadvertently set up Dominic Solanke to open the scoring before being rescued in the second half by James Ward-Prowse’s penalty.
Irons boss Moyes said: “It’s not a goal we concede too often and it gave them a leg up. Then we had to perform and we weren’t at a level to do that. It wasn’t as good as it should have been.
“Kalvin’s fine, he got best part of 70 minutes in. I said before we might have to go a bit gently with him.
“I thought as the game went on he was starting to get better, but he was a bit slow at the start and in getting into the way we play.
“It looked as if we had had 10 days off tonight, like we’d had a holiday, the players looked leggy.”
Read more: Cherries ace Solanke eyes England call after netting in West Ham draw
New face
Andoni Iraola says deadline-day signing Enes Unal can add a new dimension to Bournemouth’s attack.
The Turkish forward, 26, sealed a move to the Cherries from Getafe yesterday for an undisclosed fee after scoring 36 goals in 109 games for the LaLiga outfit.
Speaking after his side’s 1-1 draw with West Ham, the Cherries boss told the club’s official site: “He’s a player that I know well. I’ve played against him a lot in LaLiga.
“He has been successful there, he has been scoring goals.
“And I think he’s someone who can give us something different up front. His way of playing is very adaptable to the Premier League.
“He has had a small experience in England [at Manchester City] that I think will make the transition easier because he speaks the language.
“He will be ready to help us from day one. He wants to come to the Premier League and show everyone his level.”