Memphis Depay officially announced his departure from Olympique Lyon on Sunday evening. Via his club’s Twitter account, the 27-year-old attacker thanks the supporters and the club, who gave him ‘extra strength’ to be decisive. Depay has an expiring contract that he does not want to renew, despite the insistence of chairman Jean-Michel Aulas.
“I speak directly to the supporters,” opens Depay. “I really appreciate what you have given me. Whenever I was in the stadium, you gave me extra strength to be decisive and look for goals and assists. I appreciate the atmosphere in the stadium and that is exactly what the club needs. We have really experienced that we need that atmosphere. I really enjoyed playing for you. ”
Le capitaine @Memphis a tenu à vous adresser un message avant son dernier match face à Nice! ?????? MERCI! ???#OLOGCN pic.twitter.com/s5ReYiqeXo
– Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) May 23, 2021
“One of the moments I will never forget was the match against RB Leipzig”, continues Depay, referring to the meeting in the group stage of the Champions League with the German team in December 2019. In the sixth and decisive group match, Depay took care of the 82nd minute for the 2-2, placing Lyon for the knockout phase. “It was a wonderful moment. I want to thank you for encouraging and thanking you for supporting the team. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support and for everything, “the captain concluded.
Depay came over from Manchester United in January 2017 for an amount of seventeen million euros. In total, the the Dutch-international played 177 games for Lyon, scoring 76 times and providing 53 assists. In the past year, the striker has been frequently associated with Barcelona. On Sunday evening, Depay will play his last match against OGC Nice in the shirt of the number three of the Ligue 1.
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