Back in the 2020 close-season, Houssem Aouar's move to the Premier League looked like a case of when rather than if.
The French playmaker had thrived for Lyon as Rudi Garcia's side reached the last four of the Champions League, earning a senior international call-up in the process. Arsenal were keen, with a £55m fee touted and Aouar himself reportedly agitating for a move.
In the end, though, nothing materialised, despite the Gunners' efforts to include Matteo Guendouzi as part of a deal. However, rather than finding another destination, Aouar remained at the Stade de Lyon while his team came back down to earth. Two years on from that first saga, Mirror Football looks at what went wrong for the 24-year-old and what needs to come next.
