It’s reported Inter had already agreed terms with Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette in case they sold Mauro Icardi to Napoli.

The Partenopei made a very strong play for Icardi over the summer after losing Gonzalo Higuain to Juventus.

In the end, the offer of €60m plus bonuses was rejected and Icardi is expected to sign a new contract at San Siro.

However, Calciomercato.it claim Inter had already worked out a Plan B, agreeing terms with 25-year-old Lacazette.

Juan Manuel Iturbe assures he is “very happy to have stayed at Roma, as my head was always here” despite the Lyon bid.

The Paraguay international had been out on loan to Bournemouth and on transfer deadline day there were advanced negotiations for a move to Olympique Lyonnais.

“I am very happy and have been from the first day I started training here after the return from England,” Iturbe told Sky Sport Italia.

Lyon complained that they had a deal with both Roma and Juan Iturbe, “but they changed their minds at the last minute.”

The Paraguay international was all set to move on loan with option to buy on deadline day.

“Iturbe and Roma had an agreement with us,” declared Olympique Lyonnais Coach Bruno Genesio.

“They changed their minds at the last minute because they sold another attacking player. Therefore, all of a sudden, they pulled the plug.

“It was an embarrassing situation.”

Olympique Lyonnais, Malaga and Villarreal have asked Roma to take Juan Manuel Iturbe on loan.

The 23-year-old Paraguay international spent last season on loan at Bournemouth with an option to buy, but he barely set foot on the pitch.

Luciano Spalletti tried to evaluate Iturbe over the summer, but he did not sufficiently impress.

Now L’Equipe claim Lyon have made an offer to take Iturbe on loan this season.

The French side join the race, as there are also proposals from Spain via Villarreal and above all Malaga.

Alexandre Lacazette of Olympique Lyonnais has emerged as a new target for Napoli after Gonzalo Higuain’s Juventus move.

The Partenopei need to find themselves a star centre-forward, as Higuain completed a medical and Juve are ready to pay the full €94.7m release clause.

According to Calciomercato.it, the latest candidate for the Stadio San Paolo is Lacazette.

Torino have made a better offer for Olympique Lyonnais midfielder Clement Grenier, but he wants Milan.

The 25-year-old is on the market after failing to agree a new contract.

According to Tuttosport and reports coming out of France, Torino have worked out a deal with Lyon to buy the player outright for €7m.

However, the player would prefer a switch to Milan, who had already been linked with Grenier in 2014.

Milan and Torino are the favourites to sign Clement Grenier from Olympique Lyonnais, writes L’Equipe.

The 25-year-old midfielder had already been linked with Sunderland and Palermo in recent months.

“Grenier will not be in our squad this season,” announced President Jean-Michel Aulas.

“During our last meeting he made some requests that were difficult to accept. I don’t know if he did it on purpose, but from that moment on he was for sale. It’s as if he asked to leave.”

Napoli saw their €25m offer for Corentin Tolisso rejected by Olympique Lyonnais, claims L’Equipe.

Their attempts to sign the midfielder had already faltered last week, but a new proposal has come in over the past 24 hours.

According to French newspaper L’Equipe, that too was turned down by OL.

The 21-year-old is under contract until June 2020 and Lyon seem to have absolutely no intention of selling.

Former Milan, Napoli and Fiorentina target Emmanuel Mammana has officially signed for Olympique Lyonnais.

The River Plate and Argentina defender completed the transfer today.

He will be presented to the media in a Press conference on Thursday morning.

The 20-year-old centre-back had been heavily linked with several Serie A clubs, including Milan, Napoli and Fiorentina.

He was very close to joining the Viola in January, but transfer negotiations collapsed.