Fading Lyon star Houssem Aouar is close to signing for Eintracht Frankfurt on a free transfer after turning down a move to Manchester United, it's been claimed.
The French midfielder was tipped to join Arsenal in the summer of 2020 before the Gunners saw their £33million bid rejected and wouldn't meet Lyon's valuation, rumoured to be in the region of £55m. Aouar, 24, continued to be linked with some of Europe's biggest teams throughout the following season but has remained in France with his boyhood club, slowly seeing his stock decline.
Now the one-time France international is on the brink of departing the Parc Olympique Lyonnais after 14 years of service, with Eintracht poised to wrap up an agreement which would see him join the German side once his contract with Lyon expires this June. According to Sport1, talks have entered an advanced stage and Eintracht are willing to hand Aouar a signing-on bonus worth £4.4m due to there being no transfer fee involved in the deal.
