No Barcelona deal with Memphis Depay, says Lyon chief Aulas
The HinduOlympique Lyonnais on Tuesday poured cold water on reports that its Dutch international forward Memphis Depay is on the brink of a 30-million euro move to Barcelona. Dutch media reported on Tuesday that the Catalan club, where former Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman recently took over, was on the brink of signing the 26-year-old striker. Memphis kost Barcelona 30 miljoen euro | Voetbal | https://t.co/ENn92q9lkf@ol @Le_Progres Le président du Barça m'a indiqué dès dimanche que le Barça souffrait beaucoup d la crise du Covid et n'avait pas de possibilité de faire une offre.#memphishttps://t.co/R1eGdE276j — Jean-Michel AULAS September 15, 2020 Yet Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas said the Spanish giant had told him Depay was too expensive for it. He helped the French club to the semifinal of the Champions League last month and scored a hat-trick as Lyon kicked off the new Ligue 1 campaign with a 4-1 home win over Dijon on Aug. 28.