Edmlison believes Memphis Depay is not good enough for play for club bigger than Lyon.

The Dutchman was unable to impress at Manchester United before being sold to the Ligue 1 club in 2017. He spoke in January about moving to another club, naming Manchester City, Real Madrid, Barcelona and PSG.

But Ligue 1 ambassador Edmilson feels the 25-year-old doesn't have the ability to play for one of Europe's elite clubs.

"It is tough [for Lyon to keep their best players]! Today there are a lot of negotiations, transfers in football," the former Lyon star said.

"Teams like Lyon, Lille and Marseille have a lot of quality players so it is normal that teams like Manchester, Barcelona and Real Madrid come to find these players.

"I think there are other great players at Lyon such as [Tanguy] Ndombele.

"For me, Memphis does not have the level today to play for a better team than Lyon."