Lyon freeze transfers until Fenerbahçe play-off second leg on Wednesday | OneFootball

Lyon freeze transfers until Fenerbahçe play-off second leg on Wednesday | OneFootball

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·25 August 2026

Lyon freeze transfers until Fenerbahçe play-off second leg on Wednesday

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According to L'Équipe, Lyon have frozen all transfer activity, both arrivals and departures, until their Champions League play-off second leg against Fenerbahçe on Wednesday night.

The direction of their final week in the window will depend on the result of that match.


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Thirteen months after they almost fell into the second division, and probably much lower, weighed down by John Textor's antics, Lyon are one game from a Champions League return they had barely dared to envisage.

Malick Fofana is Lyon's most valuable player on the market.

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