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The club, which has already secured the title of French champions, has started looking for reinforcements for the team for the next season and is actively interested in two talents of the team - Ricardo Quaresma and Pepe.
Both of these players have been on the radar of London's Chelsea Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho for some time now, but the English club is delaying making a concrete offer because they cannot guarantee a place in the main lineup for the players.
Meanwhile, "Lyon," nurturing serious plans for the next season and ready to spend 100 million euros on new players, should have enough to see these two footballers in their team - each of whom, according to the media, is valued at 25 million euros.
The 24-year-old defender from Brazil, Pepe, and the 23-year-old Portuguese national team winger Ricardo Quaresma were the leaders of Porto team this season and attracted the attention of several famous European clubs. As reported, the Madrid clubs "Real" and "Atletico" are also interested in these players.
"Yes, these players are on our list," said "Lyon" president Jean-Michel Aulas to journalists.
"We are very interested in these two footballers, but now everything will depend on how successful we will be in negotiating with the Porto club.
"Next season, we want to assemble an even stronger team, so to achieve this goal, we need to acquire several capable footballers."
However, recently, one of the leaders of "Lyon," French national team winger Florent Malouda, spoke about his desire to leave the team, claiming he is unhappy with his status in the team.
It is worth mentioning that he is not the first player who has mentioned in the French press in recent weeks about wanting to seek another club in the summer. Goalkeeper Remy Vercoutre and defender Cacapa from Brazil hinted earlier about their planned departure, so it is quite likely that Quaresma and Pepe could fill the vacancies left by these players.
