Dima Manko smiled again. The young Ukrainian refugee, invited by OL last Thursday to the presidential stand, loved the atmosphere of the match against Porto and he never stopped encouraging Paqueta, with his jersey flocked with the name of the Brazilian, given by the club . At halftime, he asked several times if sodas were available and even sampled the dumplings at the buffet.
This week, this young 16-year-old midfielder, who played in U17 at FK Dnipro, a recognized club, whose pro team was 3and from the championship to the break, will discover the heart of Olympique Lyonnais. The equipment and shoes in his size (45!) will be provided to him and he will participate in two training sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday morning with the U17s of Amaury Barlet at the Academy, in Meyzieu.
Dima has not trained since February 23, just before the start of the war, like his friends, for the most part, refugees in Poland or Hungary. But he keeps in touch with them and also with his trainer, who stayed behind…