Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas has revealed he made an enquiry about Manchester United's Patrice Evra, but any potential interest in the left-back is likely to subside following the news that Eric Abidal will remain at the club.With Abidal previously caught up in a transfer wrangle involving Barcelona, Lyon had sought out a possible replacement with the Red Devils defender on a shortlist of three alongside Auxerre's Bakari Sagna and Sylvain Armand of Paris Saint Germain.
However, Lyon have now closed the door to Abidal joining Barcelona after the Spanish giants failed to meet their asking price for the French international.
As such, the Ligue 1 champions are likely to drop their interest in Evra, Armand and Arsenal and Newcastle target Sagna.
"We like Sylvain Armand and (former manager) Gerard Houllier identified him as a priority if Eric was to leave," Aulas told Le Parisien.
"We made enquiries about Patrice Evra and also targeted Sagna, who can play on both sides."