Manchester United’s former loser, Depay, 26, seemed ready to sign for the Catalan giants on the deadline.
The French aspect reportedly reduced its requested value to 23 million pounds to facilitate a move.
But Skint Barca was unable to sign an agreement after Ousmane Dembele rejected a move to United, leaving them still guilty of their maximum salary.
When asked how close he had come to the Nou camp, Depay told the Dutch media: “Yes, quite close.
“We don’t have to give all the details, but in fact we’re almost done.
“Unfortunately, some regulations have stopped him. I all in my life happen for a reason. If that happens, it will happen. “
Lyon’s President Jean-Michel Aulas has shown that Depay is disappointed and will press for him to move to Spain in January.
At a press conference on Wednesday, he said, “He’ll do everything he can for himself in a position where he settles there in January. “
Depay added: “It is on the right track, this is how I live life.
“I have to refocus on Lyon, be vital and then we’ll see how things are going.
“No one can see the future. If I do my thing, the interest will stand. Maybe it’ll be paint then. I have to replace that transfer now. “
Depay ready to meet his former foreign chief Ronald Koeman at Barca.
Koeman left his position as Dutch technician to upgrade Quique Setien in the hot seat of the Spanish club in August and was the driving force behind the movement’s collapse.
Barca will ensure that ALL workers suffer a pay cut after reporting after-tax losses of 88 million pounds for 2019-20.
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