Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has confirmed that he will allow Fred to leave and that there is a lot of interest in the Brazilian.
PSG is preferred destination for in-demand Brazilian
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has confirmed that he will allow Fred to leave and that there is a lot of interest in the Brazilian.
Fred is currently training away from the Lyon first-team as his future almost certainly seems to lie away from the Stade Gerland.
Paris Saint German want him, along with a host of English clubs including Middlesbrough, Tottenham, West Ham and Portsmouth - whilst teams in his homeland are also keen to take him.
And now Aulas has confirmed he is ready to let him leave.
Departure
"If he wishes to leave, he can do," Aulas told the press as he left Lyon's training ground on Wednesday.
"We have had a lot of requests for him, besides from PSG.
"We will take our time and discuss it with him. It is in all our interests to find him a club that will let him play.
"But a young Brazilian international is unique to the market and it will not be difficult to find him a destination."
PSG cannot live with the offers from England but Aulas is very open to letting Fred switch to the Parc Des Princes and he suggested he could try and help the move along.
PSG
"In the interest of French football, one must have a big club in Paris," he said.
"Paris need to develop and it is necessary to have big players, and big Brazilian players successful.
"As vice-president of the French league I would prefer Fed to remain in France and this is one reason we are making an effort to get him to Paris."
Fred has already declared that he would be open to a move to PSG, but it remains to be seen which other offers he has on the table.
One player who will not be leaving Lyon is Karim Benzema.
The young forward has admitted he attracted by some of Europe's big clubs - but Aulas is planning for the future with him.
"We have a lot of things going on with Karim, but we will be constructing the future in the long-term with him."
