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Barcelona End Interest in Highly-Rated Lyon Duo Due to Wealth of Midfield Options

Barcelona have reportedly ended their interest in Lyon midfield duo Nabil Fekir and Houssem Aouar.

The club have had scouts watching the pair, but a report from SPORT claims that they reached the conclusion that neither player is a viable addition to Ernesto Valverde's squad.

There have been strong links between Lyon captain Fekir and Barcelona in the past. The Catalan giants think he is talented and has good potential, but their over-stacked options in attacking midfield positions have deterred them from signing the 24-year-old Frenchman.

Since making his debut for Lyon in 2013, Fekir has scored 55 goals in 145 goals from midfield.