Lyon's Malick Fofana says he considered a summer move to the Premier League but decided to prioritise playing time with the Ligue 1 side.
Fofana admits Liverpool and Chelsea interestBelieves he'll get more playing time with LyonClaims he still has progress to makeFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Fofana emerged as a key player for the French side after joining from Gent last year, sparking links to the Premier League with Liverpool and Chelsea said to have been monitoring him. The Belgian winger admits to the transfer interest but felt that staying at the French club was in his best interests.
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In his debut season for the French team, Fofana scored 11 goals and registered six assists across all competitions. The ex-Gent player has already had a good start to the season scoring a goal and providing an assists in the first three games for the club. Fofana, 20, is a first-team starter under coach Paulo Fonseca and values his status in the team enough to not want to jeopardise it by trying to fit into a new side.
WHAT FOFANA SAID
When asked by about interest from the Premier League, Fofana said: "There was interest from those two clubs, but ultimately nothing concrete. I've considered a transfer, but now I think it's more important that I play a lot, and that has to happen at Lyon. Because I still have some progress to make."
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Fofana was with Belgium national team playing in the World Cup Qualifiers where he bagged his first international goal for the team scoring a 90 minutes stoppage goal against Liechtenstein. He will now play for Lyon in their next league fixture against Rennes on September 15.
