Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas addressed transfer speculation surrounding Memphis Depay, and a long-rumored move to Barcelona, in an interview with RMC Sport:

“I think that he can bring Lyon into a dimension that everyone wants to see for Lyon… I was the first to say that he would not leave for Barcelona. Nobody listened to me at the time during the window because everyone thought that he would leave… We absolutely have to succeed this season. We started badly, but we have the capacity to do better, so he will stay.”

Earlier this week, Memphis spoke on his Lyon future, suggesting the club shoulf get the most out of his presence for the limited amount of time he had left with the club.