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Rival director reveals attempt was made to snatch Milan loan star from Lyon

By: Oliver Fisher Zachary Athekame has had a great start to the season with Lyon, but he could have ended up at one of their rivals. Athekame was acquired by AC Milan from Young Boys last year and – after…

By Oliver Fisher · Sempremilan

Published: Friday, 9 October 2026 at 12:00 PM

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Marseille sporting director Gregory Lorenzi revealed his club tried to sign Zachary Athekame before he joined Lyon.
Athekame joined Lyon on a season-long loan deal from AC Milan for the 2026-27 campaign.
The Swiss international has recorded two goals and two assists in six starts for Lyon.

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Marseille sporting director Gregory Lorenzi revealed that the club tried to sign AC Milan loanee Zachary Athekame before he chose Lyon. Lorenzi confirmed that both he and manager Bruno Genesio held discussions with the player, but Marseille could not complete the deal.

Athekame joined Lyon on loan for the 2026-27 season to gain regular playing time under Paulo Fonseca. He has since recorded two goals and two assists in six starts for Lyon, earning his senior debut with Switzerland.

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