Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas has revealed he made an
enquiry about Manchester United's Patrice Evra, but any potential
interest in the left-back is likely to subside following the news
that Eric Abidal will remain at the club.
With Abidal previously caught up in a transfer wrangle involving
Barcelona, Lyon had sought out a possible replacement with the Red
Devils defender on a shortlist of three alongside Auxerre's Bakari
Sagna and Sylvain Armand of Paris Saint Germain.
However, Lyon have now closed the door to Abidal joining Barcelona
after the Spanish giants failed to meet their asking price for the
French international.
As such, the Ligue 1 champions are likely to drop their interest in
Evra, Armand and Arsenal and Newcastle target Sagna.
"We like Sylvain Armand and (former manager) Gerard Houllier
identified him as a priority if Eric was to leave," Aulas told Le
Parisien.
"We made enquiries about Patrice Evra and also targeted Sagna, who
can play on both sides."
