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Matt Turner’s reported transfer to French membership Lyon was set to do wonders for the American goalkeeper however now it appears to be like like he’s headed again to the drafting board.
Lyon is preventing to cancel its proposed deal to amass the U.S. males’s nationwide staff shot-stopper, French outlet L’Equipe reported. The Ligue 1 membership appeared set to pay roughly $9.4 to Nottingham Forest for Turner’s providers, however are actually involved about their funds this summer season after successful an enchantment to remain in France’s top-flight.
Lyon was initially set to be relegated to Ligue 2 following a assessment from Course Nationale du Controle de Gestion (DNCG) on their monetary conditions. The DNCG handed Lyon a provisional administrative relegation to Ligue 2 again in November 2025 and formally dominated on the membership’s relegation earlier this summer season.
Nevertheless, Lyon appealed the choice and received, staying in Ligue 1 for the 2025-26 marketing campaign.
Turner desperately wants enjoying time, particularly if he needs to get again into the USMNT image. The previous MLS standout made simply 4 appearances on mortgage with Crystal Palace in the course of the 2024-25 marketing campaign, that includes solely in cup competitions.
He was a part of Mauricio Pochettino’s roster earlier this summer season on the CONCACAF Gold Cup, however served as a No. 2 to Matt Freese.
Ought to Lyon formally again out of the race to signal Turner, he might want to discover a new state of affairs quick.
