Lyon bound Dembele is l’Equipe’s Thursday cover bhoy

Moussa Dembele appears on the front page of this morning’s edition of French sports daily l’Equipe.

The story inside confirms what we reported last night on the Celtic Star and reiterates the comments made by Lyon President Jean-Michel Aulas regarding Peter Lawwell tough negotiation style.

L’Equipe reports that Lyon has agreed terms with Dembele but that Celtic have knocked back two offers so far and that discussions between the clubs will continue on Thursday. L’Equipe says that Celtic will probably not part with Dembele unless they have a replacement lined up …..

We reported last night that Lyon were prepared to meet the £22.5million fee that Celtic will find agreeable. If L’Equipe is correct then some if not all of this money will be going back out the door to fund Moussa’s replacement.

Will Celtic be stronger without Dembele and with his replacement? We will have a better idea on that one by tomorrow.

Here’s the French press coverage…

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