Endrick has scored five goals in seven games for Lyon, but was sent off at Nantes on Saturday
Even those who do not follow French football in its most granular detail will be aware of the plight that could have befallen Lyon this summer.
Spared from administrative relegation to Ligue 2 just five and a half weeks before the start of the season, the club's future in the French top flight hinged on their capacity to fulfil financial promises.
A firesale of the side's most valuable assets duly ensued, and with it, expectations of a third successive season of European football dwindled.
Constrained by their financial frailties, Les Gones, spearheaded by sporting director Matthieu Louis-Jean, had to work diligently, embarking on an agile recruitment drive.
