Aulas suggests Nabil Fekir will leave amid Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool speculation

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Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool are reportedly interested in Nabil Fekir of Lyon.

Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has told the club’s official website that reported Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur target Nabil Fekir wants to leave in the summer transfer window.

According to Le Progres, Liverpool are interested in signing Fekir from Lyon this summer (click here to read more).

According to Le Parisien, Tottenham are looking at the possibility of securing the services of Fekir from Ligue 1 outfit Lyon in the summer transfer window (click here to read more).

Lyon president Aulas has said that there have been no offers for the attacking midfielder, but he has stated that the 25-year-old France international wants to leave.

Aulas told Lyon’s official website about Fekir, as translated by The Mirror: “His preference is towards a departure. We are open to discussions. We have no news.

“We are waiting for proposals in the coming days but for the moment we do not have any.”

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Fekir, who can also operate as a forward, is one of the best players in France, and at 25, he is at the right age to step up to the Premier League.

The France international made 24 starts and five substitute appearances in Ligue 1 for Lyon this past season, scoring nine goals and providing seven assists in the process, according to WhoScored.

During the 2017-18 campaign, Fekir made 28 starts and two substitute appearances in Ligue 1 for Lyon, scoring 18 goals and providing eight assists in the process, according to WhoScored.