Lyon's sporting director, Matthieu Louis-Jean, has dismissed rumours of a summer return for Karim Benzema to his boyhood club. The chief clarified the situation regarding the transfer talk surrounding the free agent, who has departed from Saudi Arabia, and explained that the proposed deal was never feasible. Benzema is a 38-year-old French Centre-Forward. He has 97 caps and 37 goals for France. According to Transfermarkt, Benzema has a current market value of €4.00m. In addition to Lyon, he has been linked with several other clubs, including Bayer Leverkusen and Al Shabab.