Liverpool and Arsenal have stepped up their interest in Moussa Dembele - according to a report.
Manchester United have been considered frontrunners for his signature with Celtic waiting in the wings for a potential windfall amid reports a €40million offer was on the table.
The Hoops inserted a 10 per cent sell-on clause into their former striker's contract when he completed a £19.8million move to Lyon last summer.
The 22-year-old steadily found his form in Ligue 1 and that's attracted the attention of the Premier League's big hitters.
According to L'Equipe , Jurgen Klopp and Unai Emery's sides have now "made contact" with Lyon, who earlier this month appeared to rule out a sale.
The club's sporting director Juninho insists Dembele will not be heading for the exit, this summer at least.
He said: "There will be only be three departures from the club this summer and they won't be either Moussa Dembele or Memphis Depay.
"Moussa's form has been a nice surprise for us this season. He's very good technically and we want to build on that.
"We want to keep him and we will."
The player himself, however, has made no such guarantees.
He appears to be keeping his options open amid the mounting interest in England.
Dembele said in April: “I signed for five years with Lyon and I'm happy there but we'll see what happens.
“I’m happy to stay with Lyon next season but we’ll see.”
