Memphis Depay remains committed to Lyon, insisting he has never expressed a desire to leave the club.
Depay has been linked with a move away from the Groupama Stadium, with Paris Saint-Germain, Inter and Barcelona all said to be interested in the former Manchester United forward.
He scored six goals for Lyon in the 2019-20 Champions League, helping Lyon reach the semi-finals as Les Gones knocked out Juventus and Manchester City last month following the resumption of the competition from its coronavirus-enforced suspension.
He hit the ground running in Lyon s first game of the 2020-21 Ligue 1 campaign, scoring a hat-trick for Rudi Garcia s men in a 4-1 win over Dijon.
Speaking to NOS, Depay, whose contract expires at the end of the season, said of speculation over his future: I never said I want to leave. When I say something, it is often distorted.
I still have a one-year contract, I am captain, and we have a good team. We have shown that. I feel good about myself but also have my dreams. I have always expressed that too.
A move to Barca would see Depay reunite with Ronald Koeman, who left his post with the Netherlands to take over at Camp Nou.
On Koeman s departure ahead of the Oranje s Nations League meetings with Poland and Italy, Depay said: I don t see it as abandonment.
He left something behind here. We have to pick it up and continue with it. We will see who will be the next national coach. As a group, we have to take responsibility.
