This can only mean one thing.
Memphis Depay made his first appearance for Lyon on Sunday, since his £16m move from Manchester United.
The 22-year-old Dutch winger came on as a second-half substitute for Mathieu Valbuena in the French side’s 3-1 victory over Marseille. Depay only played the final 11 minutes.
However, he had only played 20 minutes in the Premier League for United this season before he joined Lyon, so this represents progress.
Depay never convinced at Old Trafford. Signed from PSV Eindhoven for £30m in the summer of 2015, the Dutch winger was tipped for big things. But he soon found himself out of the first-team and wasn’t even included in the squad for United’s FA Cup final victory over Crystal Palace last May.
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In short, Depay has become something of a by-word for failure at Old Trafford. Considering he’s just 22 and could still become a very good player, it may be harsh to label him a flop just yet. However, it was inevitable that some would hold this view, especially on social media.
Antoine Griezmann’s brother appears to one of those with such a view and has taken a dig at Memphis. Theo, the younger brother of the Atletico Madrid forward, tweeted this following Depay’s debut for Lyon:
https://twitter.com/TheoGriezmann/status/823292996863033346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Manchester United fans became very excited by the tweet. The club have been linked with a £80m transfer for the French forward next summer and the rumours are only likely to intensify over the coming months.
United fans on Twitter were encouraged by Theo’s dig at the former United winger. Is it a sign that United will sign Griezmann?
Almost certainly not.
Can you let @AntoGriezmann that, please @TheoGriezmann? ☺️
— Stretford Paddock (@StretfordPaddck) January 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/kamranasadov10/status/823295622640005120
tell your brother that Theo lad
— Manchester United 📷 (@UnitedCaptured) January 22, 2017
— 🧜🏼♂️ (@AdamHarmon91) January 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/xisimon_/status/823432856257052673
Old Trafford is better than Atletico's stadium too, tell your bro that 😉
— Retro United (@Retro_Utd) January 22, 2017
he already knows @AntoGriezmann 👍🏻
— David Newton (@davidjnewton_b) January 22, 2017
— … (@BoxerUK1) January 22, 2017
its happening lads 😍 pic.twitter.com/Vh38nyFqIq
— Abdullah Al-Awadhi #GlazersOut (@A_AlAwadhi81) January 23, 2017
hope to see your brother wearing our legendary no.7 shirt next season… convince him please #GGMU
— sachin surve (@surve26) January 23, 2017
Theo must be all over Antoine's business about moving to OT.
— 🔰Rex ™ (@mentallergy) January 23, 2017
Get the feeling Theo isn't very good at keeping secrets.
— Tej Patel (@tejashpatel_) January 23, 2017
