West Ham United have transfer-listed Said Benrahma ahead of the January market.
Benrahma is up for sale at a price of £20m.
The Sun says Olympique Lyon are interested and pushing to open talks for the Algeria international.
Benrahma is unsure about the move given OL's current season crisis, but they hope to convince him once permission for talks is granted.
An initial loan has been suggested, with West Ham wanting a guaranteed deal of £20m if Lyon stay up.