On Friday morning, Olympique Lyon’s official Twitter account “categorically” denied that a deal has been agreed for the transfer of Nabil Fekir to Liverpool.
With rumours that Fekir would be joining Liverpool within 24 hours doing the rounds on Thursday morning, it came as no surprise that later in the day, all the major British journalists were claiming a fee had been agreed.
The Frenchman has seemingly been set on a move to Merseyside for a few weeks now but Lyon’s official Twitter account seems to believe otherwise.
Their statement read as follows: “The information on the transfer of Nabil Fekir is false. Olympique Lyonnais categorically denies the false information disseminated by many media about the transfer of Nabil Faulkner to the Liverpool club.
“In this period of transfers where the slightest rumour is often presented as a reality, Olympique Lyonnais recalls that only the information disseminated by the club on its website is authentic.”
While I don’t think a deal for Fekir is in jeopardy, I do think that an official announcement from Liverpool will clear things up.
The Frenchman will still join the Reds and it could be today. The reason I think that is because of the sheer number of outlets, both French and English, all reporting the same thing at the same time last night.
They all shared the same details on his fee, the length of his contract, when he would join and how much he would earn.
There were too many specifics involved for it to be just media speculation. While Lyon’s announcement could be an indication of a deal being in jeopardy, it could just as well be a PR stunt.
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