Lyon don’t do failure. From 2006-2020 the team won 14 consecutive league titles and claimed seven Champions League wins in that time as well.

In 2021, however, this era of irrepressible dominance finally burst, and the French giants aren’t happy about it.

What’s the best way to wrestle the initiative back from your Parisian rivals? Steal their goalkeeper –– who also happens to be the best in world football.

If that’s not enough, you can also pinch one of their young, talented forwards. And, if that’s still not enough –– you can sign one of the all-time great Dutch internationals.

This is exactly what Lyon have done and on this evidence, their summer spending is almost certainly not over.

Are these signings enough to dethrone PSG and mount another successful European challenge though?

With this in mind, here’s a look at each of the three names Lyon have brought in and how they can help Sonia Bompastor’s side return to the top:

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