Rain of millions for the residents of Zurich: FCZ boss Canepa could have gotten even more for Tosin

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Only Friday FCZ chairman Ancillo Canepa (70) gave a lecture at the media event for the new season about morality in the transfer world, that it should not always be about money, but that values ​​such as integrity also count for him.

Canepa apparently follows with action on Sunday. Because he confirms the sale of top scorer Aiyegun Tosin (25) to Ligue 1 club Lorient for about 4 million euros, although according to “L’Equipe” Nantes had offered 6 million plus a bonus of 1 million euros at the last minute.

Canepa forgoes further money as he has already reached an agreement with the French and also with Tosin’s side. Original sound from «L’Equipe»: «Nantes tried a higher offer. But the good relationship between the two presidents, Loïc Féry and Ancillo Canepa, spoke for Lorient.”

The departure was not scheduled until August

It was clear that the Benin national striker with the FCZ contract that expires in 2024 and the 12 Super League goals sales candidate is number 1. But Zurich would not leave until August, when transfer activity in the major leagues really pick up speed.

But now Lorient ignited the transfer turbo over the weekend. The club outperformed other interested parties such as Stuttgart, Liège, Montpellier or even Nantes. Because even if Nantes had even increased: Lorient’s 4 million, other sources such as “Fussballtransfers.com” even report a fee of 5 million euros, are an excellent return for FCZ.

Lorient now pays practically double what Zurich calculated for Tosin at the beginning of the summer, according to information from Blick: namely 2 to 3 million, because the striker is already 25 years old and is also prone to injury.

Zurich tracked down Tosin in Latvia in 2019

That’s why everything about Lorient’s offer was rushed through, Tosin was no longer in the selection at the start against Yverdon. Zurich coach Bo Henriksen said on Friday that he expected the clip to be played for at least a few more games. Tosin even had his say in the match preview on the club’s website, saying: “Sunday is a very important game. It’s nice to start again. We worked really hard for it.”

But now Tosin is making millions. Not bad for a player who tracked down Zurich in Latvia in 2019 with the “truffle pig mentality” mentioned by Canepa, who signed for little money and now sells as a champion player in a top league.

Source : Blick