Alain Perrin, who guided Lyon to their first domestic league and Cup double last season, will be replaced by Lille coach Claude Puel <a href="http:\/\/www.francefootball.fr/FF/breves2008/20080616_100806_puel-a-lyon-officialisation-lundi_Dev.html">according to reports</a> circulating in the French news media. Nothing official has been posted on <a href="http:\/\/www.google.ca/url?sa=t&amp;ct=res&amp;cd=1&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.olweb.fr%2F&amp;ei=9ZxWSNP0G5_0gAKcocibAw&amp;usg=AFQjCNFCyUXkOSL4AfKg19_2FzXHfjyroA&amp;sig2=xaT4y7WwsTGLGk_wfVeoug">the official Olympique Lyonnais website</a>. Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas refused to comment. “No decision has been taken”, he told reporters.
<div><figure class="image"></figure></div>One Lyon deal that can be confirmed, and adds to the Puel speculation, is that one-time Arsenal target Jean II Makoun has signed a four-year contract with Lyon after completing a 14m Euro transfer from, you guessed it, Lille. Mathieu Bodmer and Kader Keita joined Lyon from the northern club a year ago, so Puel would be familiar with a few players at the Stade Gerland.
Makoun was buoyant about his moving,&nbsp; telling reporters “I opted for OL, who showed more interest to me than Juventus and Arsenal. Lyon are a club that can’t be refused, most of all because they have been following me for quite a long time. When OL come and knock at the door, you just go for it!”
The talented Makoun, a 25-year-old defensive midfielder, will wear the number 17 shirt, previously the property of fellow Cameroonian Marc-Vivien Fore, who tragically died from a heart attack while competing in an international game for his country.

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