Dion Lopy is being linked with a return to French football, with UD Almería’s Senegal midfielder rumoured to be on the radar of Ligue 2 side Saint-Étienne.
The 23-year-old defensive midfielder, currently with the Andalusian club in Spain’s Segunda División, has emerged as a potential target for Les Verts according to transfer data listing interest from the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard side. The suggested move carries no stated probability and remains speculative, but comes at a time when Lopy’s market value is listed at €4.00m, down from a peak of €10.00m during his early months in Spain.
No fee, contract length or concrete agreement is indicated in the data, leaving open several possibilities regarding how any switch might be structured. With no contract expiry date recorded for his deal at Almería, the information does not rule out a future scenario in which Lopy could move on as a free agent if terms are not renewed.
Lopy joined Almería from Stade Reims in August 2023 after progressing through Reims’ B team, having first arrived in Europe from Oslo Football Academy Dakar. His time in France saw him rise steadily in value, climbing from €150,000 as a teenager without a club in 2019 to €4m by mid-2023, before his transfer to LaLiga.
Born in Bambilor on 2 February 2002, the 1.84m right-footed midfielder is capped at club level only in the data provided, but has built a profile as a specialist in the holding role, operating primarily as a defensive midfielder. He has experience in France’s top flight with Reims and in Spain with Almería, while Saint-Étienne currently compete in Ligue 2 as they seek to re-establish themselves among France’s elite.
Should a move materialise, a switch back to France and to a historically significant club like Saint-Étienne could mark a pivotal next step in Lopy’s career trajectory, potentially offering a platform to rebuild his value and reaffirm his reputation in European football.
