Nabil Fekir has hit out at the “lies” which surfaced on the back of a proposed £53 million ($66m) transfer to Liverpool breaking down in the summer of 2018.
It appeared at one stage as though a switch to Anfield for the France international was a mere formality.
Fekir, who was then on the books at Lyon, had travelled to England and been pictured in the colours of his supposedly new club.
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There was, however, to be a late twist, with Liverpool opting to back out of the deal.