Lyon ended negotiations with Liverpool on Saturday over the possible transfer of forward Nabil Fekir to the Premier League club.
“Nabil Fekir is staying at Lyon… pending other propositions,” said Lyon in a statement, just hours after the president of the French football federation (FFF) claimed Fekir had undergone a Liverpool medical.
“The three-way negotiations with Liverpool and Nabil Fekir for the transfer of the Lyon captain have not succeeded and Lyon have decided to end these negotiations tonight (Saturday) at 8pm,” added the Ligue 1 club in their statement.
The latest development in the on-off transfer saga came after FFF chief Noel Le Graet had earlier said: “Nabil Fekir is in the process of being transferred.”
That came just a day after Lyon branded reports of the pending deal as “fake news”.