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Georges Mikautadze (24) is attracting some serious interest with transfer deadline day looming. As per **Sacha Tavolieri,** Villarreal have submitted a bid for the Georgia international. Their interest could now be rivalled by Premier League side Brentford, according to a report from **[Foot Mercato](https://x.com/sebnonda/status/1960658356181307508).**
Mikautadze is a guaranteed starter under Paulo Fonseca at Olympique Lyonnais, but he is also one of the most bankable assets in the squad. With Lyon still needing to raise a further €40m in player sales, they are in a position where they could have to reluctantly accept bids for players that they would ideally like to retain.
Mikautadze falls into that category. **Tavolieri** understands that Villarreal have already submitted a bid, however, that is refuted by **Foot Mercato,** who understand that OL are yet to receive any offer for their centre-forward. However, there is interest from the La Liga side, who are willing to table a €30m bid.
Brentford are also in the race to sign the forward, who could leave OL in the final days of the window.
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