After the summer transfer window closed at the end of August, Sevilla sold Lucas Ocampos to Mexican side Monterrey de Rayados. It turns out that this deal will prove to be very beneficial in the build-up to the market re-opening in January.
In recent summers, Sevilla have begun to overhaul their squad. In 2024, the likes of Erik Lamela, Oliver Torres and Youssef En-Nesyri departed to make way for fresher blood, and now the latest to leave is Lucas Ocampos.
Lucas Ocampos has been contracted to Sevilla since the summer of 2019, but over five years since he joined from Marseille, he’s now set to leave the club.
The summer transfer window closed for Sevilla, and the rest of the clubs in the Spanish football, on Friday night, but that does not mean that their business is complete.
One of the most bizarre moments of the La Liga season took place earlier this month, when a Rayo Vallecano fan appeared to poke Sevilla’s Lucas Ocampos in the bum as he was preparing to take a throw-in during the 2-1 victory for Los Nervionenses at Vallecas.
Sevilla winger Lucas Ocampos complained to the referee during Monday's game against Rayo Vallecano after a fan in the front row appeared to poke his butt.
Sevilla came away with a crucial victory against Rayo Vallecano on Monday night at Vallecas, giving them some breathing room. Yet the match will forever be remembered as the night a young fan got too close for comfort with Sevilla and Argentina star Lucas Ocampos.
Sevilla looked as if they would go into their final group game with a strong chance of making it through to the knockout stages of the Champions League, as they went 2-0 up at home to PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday night.