I didn't join Lyon for money - Valbuena

Mathieu Valbuena said he joined Lyon purely for "a
project" as he hit back at Marseille president Vincent
Labrune.

Lyon attacker Mathieu Valbuena slammed Marseille president
Vincent Labrune for suggesting he joined the Ligue 1 runners-up
for money.

The France international left Marseille for Dynamo Moscow in
2014, only to return to Ligue 1 and join his former club's
rivals Lyon.

Valbuena was targeted by fans and opposition players as he
returned to the Stade Velodrome on Sunday for a 1-1 draw.

Speaking to RMC on Monday, the 28-year-old was furious with
Labrune.

"I do not go to Lyon only for the money," Valbuena said.

"I went for a project, which was in line with what I expected. I
think Vincent knows me well enough to know that I'm not like
that.

"I've always had very good relations with Vincent, but do not
say things which are not true."

Such was Valbuena's popularity at Marseille, with whom he won
a Ligue 1 title and multiple cups, that the club retired his number
28 when he left.

But the fans were unforgiving on at the weekend, when he was
booed and had a puppet resembling him hung behind the goals.