Manchester United flop Memphis Depay insists he has no regrets about leaving the Red Devils to join Lyon

  • Memphis Depay scored just two Premier League goals for Manchester United
  • The 23-year-old was sold to Lyon after falling out of favour at Old Trafford
  • Depay insists he made the correct call to join Lyon rather than stay in England 

Manchester United flop Memphis Depay insists he has no regrets about swapping the Red Devils for French club Lyon. 

United had high hopes for Depay after signing him for £25million from Dutch club PSV Eindhoven in 2015.

However, the Holland international struggled to adapt to life in England and netted just two Premier League goals during his time at Old Trafford.

Memphis Depay insists he has no regrets about swapping Manchester United for Lyon

Memphis Depay insists he has no regrets about swapping Manchester United for Lyon

Depay was sold to Lyon in January and has since started to rediscover the form he first showed in the Eredivisie. 


And the 23-year-old insists he made to right choice to move to Ligue 1 after falling out of favour at United under Jose Mourinho.

'I'm very focused on Lyon, and I'm very happy about the choice,' Depay told TuttoMercartoWeb

Depay was sold to the French club in January after failing to make an impression at Old Trafford

Depay was sold to the French club in January after failing to make an impression at Old Trafford

United inserted a buy-back clause into Depay's transfer to Lyon but the winger, who scored five goals in 18 games last season, insists he hasn't thought about returning to Old Trafford.

When asked if he had given any thought to winning back his place at United, Depay replied: 'No, if I'm honest, it's not in my thoughts.'

Depay is now looking forward to his first full season at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais

Depay is now looking forward to his first full season at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais