LYON: Aston Villa’s manager Gerard Houllier neared agreement on Wednesday to buy Cameroon international midfielder Jean II Makoun from one of his former clubs, Lyon.
The seven-time French champions admitted that their president Jean-Michel Aulas had held talks with Houllier, who coached Lyon from 2005-07, in Paris over the transfer of 27-year-old Makoun for a price of around €6mil.
“The progress of the discussions depends on the agreement of the player and his advisors, who have yet to give their assent,” the French club said in a statement.
Makoun, capped over 50 times and a member of last year’s World Cup finals squad, has been at Lyon since signing from Lille in June 2008 for €14mil joining his former coach Claude Puel at the club.
However, Makoun has never succeeded in winning over the supporters and has been the target of abuse from the stands with many believing he has been favoured by Puel at the expense of other players.
Makoun has made no secret of his desire to leave the club during the transfer window.
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