Liverpool’s deal to sign Lyon’s Ligue 1 ace Nabil Fekir fell through and now Premier League rivals Manchester United are being linked.
Liverpool fans were frustrated enough after a deal for Lyon winger Nabil Fekir collapsed recently.
The Mail stated that Liverpool were close to signing the France international in a £53 million deal. He had even picked out his shirt number and conducted interviews with the club’s in-house media team before the move fell through; the Mail suggesting that problems were uncovered during his medical.
And, just to make matters worse, Lyon’s outspoken president Jean-Michel Aulas has now hinted that Fekir could be on his way to Liverpool’s bitter rivals Manchester United instead.
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“I was with Jose Mourinho the other day. We had long discussions,” Aulas said in quotes reported by the Mirror.
“Personally, I am no longer in discussions with Liverpool. At the moment, we are waiting for France and Nabil to have a fantastic World Cup.”
Fekir would be a smart signing for Manchester United with a gap having opened up on the right side of their attacking trio following the departure of Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Arsenal in the January transfer window.
But, should the 24-year-old make the move to Old Trafford, expect a strong response from Liverpool fans, a number of whom seem to be a little frustrated with the club’s transfer activity so far this summer despite the arrivals of Fabinho and Naby Keita.
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