"Bartomeu told me he didn't have the money to make an offer for Depay"

"Bartomeu told me he didn't have the money to make an offer for Depay"

Depay afianzó la remontada del Lyon con el 2-2 ante el Leipzig / | MEDIAPRO

Olympique Lyon's president, Jean-Michel Aulas, doesn't believe Depay will join Barça this summer

Memphis Depay's on-off move to FC Barcelona could turn into the transfer saga of the summer. In Holland, they claim the deal is practically complete with Barça paying around €25m to bring the forward in. However, Lyon's flamboyant president Jean-Michel Aulas has poured cold water on those reports.

Aulas responded to a tweet from Dutch outlet (Voetbal) which claimed €30m would be the final price. "Barça's president told me on Sunday that they are suffering a lot, financially, because of the COVID-19 crisis and won't be able to make an offer for Depay."

It remains to be seen if this is a strategy for Aulas or whether Bartomeu is looking to hold the deal off until nearer the transfer deadline. Either way, the Lyon president is a veteran at causing controversy in the transfer market.

 

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