Alex Morgan to Lyon rumors intensify

Remember how Olympique Lyonnais have been after Alex Morgan, at least on social media? This past summer the twitter courting intensified as team owner Jean-Michel Aulas sent this to Alex Morgan:

Well now Alex Morgan is in France visiting Lyon, per a post on Pieds Carrés Foot Féminin’s facebook page. The post says Morgan might be interested in joining the club this winter for a shot at Champions League.

There’s also this from Romain Balland from Eurosport, helpfully translated by Sylvain Jamet:

Champions League runs through early summer, with the final on June 1. Should Morgan join OL and make a run to the final with them - a fair bet, given the club’s success - she would miss NWSL preseason…