ManUnited full-back Rafael closing on Lyon move

Lyon are closing in on the signing of Brazilian right-back Rafael from Manchester United.

The defender was told he could leave United earlier this summer after being left out of the squad for the club's pre-season tour of the United States.

And on Monday morning, Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas announced the 25-year-old was in the French city ahead of a potential transfer to the Ligue 1 runners-up.