French club Lyon have launched a bid to snatch Feyenoord defender Tyrell Malacia from under the noses of Manchester United and Newcastle.
Lyon hope they have beaten the Premier League duo to the punch by lodging a £12million bid for the 22-year-old left-back - and are now waiting for an answer from the Rotterdam club. Feyenoord are braced for Malacia’s departure this summer.
But they expected a bidding war to break out between Old Trafford and St James’ Park after United and Newcastle both asked for their valuation of Malacia. Feyenoord told them that an offer in excess of £15million would be acceptable - and that the final decision would then be left to Malacia.
