from soccernet.com Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has insisted star midfielder Michael Essien and team-mates Mahamadou Diarra and Juninho will stay at the Ligue 1 champions despite interest in the trio from Europe's top clubs. 儘管受到許多歐洲豪門的追求 里昂老闆說 Essien.Diarra和Juninho仍然會留在里昂 The three stars were an integral part of the Lyon side that claimed their fourth consecutive Ligue 1 title last season, but the departure of coach Paul Le Guen sparked rumours that several top players could follow him out of the club. 這三位球星是奪下四連冠的重要班底 不過勒岡走人 難保他們不會離開 However with former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier now at the helm, Lyon have started to prepare for another season of success, and after announcing the signing of striker John Carew on Sunday night, Aulas claimed on Monday that Essien, Juninho and Diarra will not be sold this summer. 為了下賽季繼續制霸法甲 老猴買了卡魯 俱樂部也不想放走隊上球星 'I have always said that Essien and Diarra would stay,' said Aulas. 我一直相信他們會留下 老闆如是說 'There were a lot of frustrating rumours for me. I confirm today that they (Essien and Diarra) will stay, as well as Juninho. 'Having all of them in our team makes it stronger than before. 有了他們使里昂強大 'The best recruitment starts by keeping the team's best players, and that's what we've done.' Essien has been strongly linked with Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal while Diarra has attracted reported interest from Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Essien受到英超三強的關注 而Diarra則吸引了皇馬跟ATM Brazil international Juninho, who is currently playing in the Confederations Cup with his national side, had hinted at leaving the Stade Gerland. 正在踢聯合會盃的Juninho則暗示自己可能離開 -- 考完啦 JUN的美工實在太強大了 Orz -- --

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