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title: "Twitter reacts: Kemen signs for Lyon"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2015/08/31/twitter-reacts-kemen-signs-lyon/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Evin Grant"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2015-08-31T21:06:01Z"
modified: "2015-08-31T21:11:36Z"
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# Twitter reacts: Kemen signs for Lyon

News just broke that Olympique Lyonnais have secured the signing of French U19 captain and former Newcastle player [Olivier Kemen](https://twitter.com/Kemen92/status/638453629498822657) for an undisclosed fee.

Kemen didn’t register a single first-team appearance during his time on Tyneside, but many fans rated him very highly. A box-to-box central midfield player, he was reportedly frustrated at the lack of first-team football at Newcastle. Kemen was linked to the likes of AC Milan, Liverpool, Tottenham and Monaco – but he has chosen to sign for Lyon.

Let’s take a look at how the fans reacted to the news of his departure:

> Kemen looked good prospect, disappointed he didn’t get chance [#nufc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/nufc?src=hash)
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> — The\_FM\_Project (@The\_FM\_Project) [August 31, 2015](https://twitter.com/The_FM_Project/status/638403515157741568)
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> I won’t be getting sentimental or angered by Kemen’s departure. I trust the club in that, if he was a good player, he’d have played by now!

> — NUFC Index (@NUFC\_Index) [August 31, 2015](https://twitter.com/NUFC_Index/status/638402887123640321)

> [#Kemen](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kemen?src=hash) had a lot of potential at u21 level but wasn’t ready for the first-team. Wants to play football. Lyon a good move. [#NUFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NUFC?src=hash)
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> — Matt Smith (@ElasticoChop) [August 31, 2015](https://twitter.com/ElasticoChop/status/638376395496923137)

> Kemen set to join Lyon. Very good signing. He reminds of Pogba, physically & in running style. Bravo Aulas ![?](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/72x72/1f44f.png)![?](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/72x72/1f44f.png).
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> — Khaled Al Nouss (@KhaledAlNouss) [August 31, 2015](https://twitter.com/KhaledAlNouss/status/638352024673759232)

> Kemen has to get past Anita colback tiote Wijnaldum sissoko in pecking order. Not gonna happen, good luck to him in future [#nufc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/nufc?src=hash)
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> — Alex Nicolson (@ANicolsonphoto) [August 31, 2015](https://twitter.com/ANicolsonphoto/status/638378410922934272)

> Why are we selling Kemen surely he’s better than Gouffran and Obertan even Tiote, give this lad a chance, highly rated in France [#NUFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NUFC?src=hash)
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> — Dapper (@Leesy7NUFC) [August 31, 2015](https://twitter.com/Leesy7NUFC/status/638372602487160832)

> Are [#NUFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NUFC?src=hash) sure about letting Kemen go? Anita, Colback and Tiote are the only guys really ahead of him. Weird one when he’s so highly touted.
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> — Sean Douglass (@Sean\_Douglass) [August 31, 2015](https://twitter.com/Sean_Douglass/status/638372292179927040)

So, it’s clear to see that many Newcastle fans are anxious and are questioning the decision to let Kemen go. Only time will tell whether it comes back to bite the club!