And Swansea according to their chairman
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Lyon's French forward Bafetimbi Gomis. Photograph: Claude Paris/AP
Lyon have blamed the France striker Bafetimbi Gomis's refusal to accept a transfer offer for forcing them to sell the exciting youngster Anthony Martial to Monaco for €5m (£4.3m).
Lyon, the only Ligue 1 club listed on the Paris stock exchange, had to sell at least one player by Sunday to be able to report balanced yearly results.
"Having not been able to complete the move of any player approached for a transfer by 30 June, notably Bafetimbi Gomis, the club considered Monaco's offer for Anthony Martial," Lyon said in a statement. "The club completed Anthony Martial's move for €5m plus an important share on a future transfer," they added, again taking aim at Gomis who "has not left yet".
Lyon's president, Jean-Michel Aulas, said last week he had agreed terms with three clubs, including the Premier League sides Swansea and Cardiff, over a transfer for Gomis but the player, Lyon's top scorer last season, had turned them down.
Martial, a 17-year-old forward, has played only 50 minutes in three league games so far but has long been tipped for great things following good performances with the youth teams.
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