Despite missing out on a move to Barcelona this summer, Memphis Depay says he is ready to give his all for Lyon this season.
Memphis Depay says he is ready to give his all for Lyon despite a failed transfer to Barcelona in the summer. He is also pleased to see Houssem Aouar remain at the club.
Both men had been expected to depart before the October 5 transfer deadline, but the moves to Barca and Arsenal respectively did not make it over the line.
Depay is now looking forward to firing Lyon back to where they belong after a sluggish start to the season which has seen them win only one of six league fixtures.
“I’m proud of playing for Lyon and proud of being captain,” he told a press conference on Friday.
“I think a lot of things have been misunderstood. Clubs were interested, but I’m here. Now I must think of the present and speak of the team.”
“I don’t know what will happen in the future. It’s my fourth season with Lyon and I want to make the most of it. I love this club, even if some people have their doubts. My aim is that the club goes back into the Champions League.”
Meanwhile, Memphis was content to see the club’s top stars stay put when reports suggested they could be decimated by sales at the deadline.
“We’ve got a number of talented players in the team,” he added.
“I’m happy that Houssem Aouar will stay with us. I know that Moussa Dembele has a great capacity to score goals and he will score them. It’s up to the team to do what it takes.”
Lyon are next in action on Sunday when they travel to face Strasbourg in an early kick off.
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