Memphis Depay seems to be finishing the season as a contract player for Olympique Lyon. According to reports from L’Équipe the Orange-international has already informed some of his teammates in France about this. Should Depay les Gones indeed remain faithful even after the transfer period has closed, then he can walk out the door for free next year. Meanwhile, a possible transfer to Barcelona is still the subject of discussion in various foreign media.

The aforementioned newspaper reports that Depay recently confided in some teammates to further explain his decision. Specific names of Olympique Lyon players are not mentioned. In addition to Depay, Houssem Aouar and Moussa Dembélé have also been regularly associated with an interim departure from Lyon. Aouar was named at Arsenal, but the asking price of sixty million euros for the playmaker seems the Gunners for now to deter.

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It therefore seems that Depay is quietly waiting for what to come next year, partly prompted by the European Championship in 2021. The multifunctional attacker does not want to run the risk of ending up on the bank after a top transfer. Depay recently seemed on his way to Barcelona, ​​which would have 25 million euros for the Dutchman. A personal agreement would even have been reached between both parties. The French newspaper Le Progrès reported on Tuesday, however, that Olympique Lyon has not yet received any offer from Barcelona.

There was even talk of complete radio silence around Depay, who still has just under two weeks to change clubs. AC Milan and Internazionale have also been linked with the forward, but the chances of Depay continuing his career in Serie A do not seem too great. In the meantime, Olympique Lyon is afraid that the asking price will drop significantly in the final phase of the transfer window. However, there is now a good chance that the ex-player of PSV and Manchester United will leave with a transfer-free status next year.