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Lyon return empty-handed with prospect of losing key players
Had Olympique Lyonnais’ Memphis Depay and Karl Toko Ekambi found the back of the net in the opening 16 minutes against Bayern Munich on Wednesday, the Champions League may have had its first ever all-French final. Instead, Paris St Germain will now face the German champions while Lyon return home empty-handed and without the opportunity of righting those wrongs next season after they failed to qualify for Europe’s premier club competition. Ligue 1 was the only top-flight league from the ‘Big Five’ to prematurely end its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving Lyon in seventh place on a points-per-game basis — thereby missing out on the Europa League as well. The 3-0 scoreline flatters Bayern as Lyon had their chances but playing in only their second semi-final on the big stage, their ...
Director wants to ‘find a solution’ regarding reported £27m Everton target
Lyon sporting director Juninho has said that talks over the future of reported Everton target Memphis Depay have started, as quoted in Goal.com. Depay, who has been on the sidelines since December due to a serious knee injury, is out of contract at Lyon in the summer of 2021. According to Calciomercato.com, Everton and AC Milan are interested in signing the former Manchester United forward this summer. The report in the Italian news outlet has claimed that French club Lyon value the Netherlands international at €30 million (£26.77 million). Lyon sporting director Juninho has raved about Depay, and he has said that talks over an extension to his contract have started. Goal.com quotes Juninho as saying: ”When you lose a big star due to injury a year and a half from the end of his contract, i...
