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title: "Chelsea turned down chance to sign Fekir, Lyon president reveals"
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published: "2018-08-31T10:45:53Z"
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# Chelsea turned down chance to sign Fekir, Lyon president reveals

Chelsea spurned the chance to sign Nabil Fekir, according to Lyon President Jean-Michel Aulas.

The Frenchman had been linked to Liverpool this summer, with a deal agreed and contract signed before concerns about the midfielder’s knee stalled the deal at the final hurdle.

![Carlos Rodrigues/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/579379110.jpg)

The Blues were reported to have been monitoring the situation, exploring the possibility of hijacking Liverpool’s transfer.

However, it seems they too rejected the chance to sign the 25-year-old.

[The Mail report](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6114557/Lyon-president-reveals-Chelsea-turned-chance-sign-Nabil-Fekir.html) Aulas as saying:

> In the beginning, when we thought about our summer transfer window and how to organise the future squad, we thought that he \[Fekir\] was practically gone.

> That’s why we have been able to adapt things.

> We spoke with Chelsea representatives, and they had no interest at all in him.

> From then on, we realised we could change our plans \[as he would stay\].

A member of France’s World Cup winning squad, Fekir has made one appearance for Lyon so far this year, coming off the substitutes bench.