'No Essien deal with Chelsea' - Lyon

ESPNSoccernet.com: Europe: 'No Essien deal with Chelsea' - Lyon: "Aulas had said earlier that Chelsea had underestimated the French champions in their pursuit of the Ghana midfielder.

'They thought we were just country bumpkins with our berets and a baguette in our pockets. That's not the way it works at Lyon,' Aulas told reporters.

Lyon have valued the 22-year-old at 45 million euros ($55.74 million)."

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