Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas claims Manchester United
boss Sir Alex Ferguson has enquired about Karim Benzema and Hatem
Ben Arfa.
The highly-rated attacking duo have been repeatedly linked
with a move to the Premier League, with Arsenal and Chelsea
rumoured to hold an interest.
Back in the autumn, Aulas warned any interested clubs that
Benzema and Ben Arfa would not be sold until Lyon had won the
Champions League.
The French champions meet United next week in the last 16 of
Europe's elite club competition and Aulas claims Ferguson has been
in touch.
But the Lyon supremo is in no mood to sell the youngsters in the
near future after United were linked with a £40million double
swoop.
"I told Sir Alex that Benzema and Ben Arfa will not leave in the
next two years," Aulas is quoted in The Sun. "We want to build our
future on them.
"If he wants to exchange Cristiano Ronaldo for Ben Arfa we could
talk about it, but they would have to also give us a bit of
money."
Striker Benzema has scored 16 goals in 24 league games this
season, while Ben Arfa has impressed on the wing for Lyon.