Liverpool are unlikely to sign Nabil Fekir before the World Cup starts next week, according to Lyon CEO Jean-Michel Aulas.
The Lyon CEO seems to have dashed the hopes of Liverpool fans that they could sign the France international in the coming days.
There were reports that Liverpool may announce a transfer on Friday, but Aulas has rubbished such claims Fekir could be unveiled.
Fekir will cost Liverpool at least £60m, but Aulas insisted Lyon was yet to even set an asking price.
‘His case is at a standstill. It has not at all advanced. The case won’t certainly be resolved during the World Cup and I do not think that there will be changes before (the WC),’ he said.
‘We have not placed a base price [on Fekir] because we have not yet discussed that.’
Fekir is believed to have told his club he does not want to join any team apart from Liverpool.
The new developments leave Liverpool in the position to land the midfielder, who will represent France in the World Cup in Russia.
Aulas is keen to wait to conclude a deal until after the World Cup, as Lyon hope Fekir’s performances could take his transfer fee up or ginger a bidding war.
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