Atletico Madrid Loan with purchase option
Atletico Madrid has officially announced Moussa Dembelesigns on loan from Lyon until the end of the 2020/21 campaign.
The Frenchman joins Los Rojiblancos to fill the void Diego Costa who wanted to leave the club for personal reasons.
Lyon will receive 1.5 million euros and DembeleThe purchase option of is set to 33.5 million euros but can go up to 38.5 million euros if different incentives are met.
In the event that Atletico makes the deal permanent this summer, LaLiga Santander club Lyon will owe ten percent of a future sale.
Developed at Paris Saint GermainAt the academy, Dembele played for all the youth teams in France, but he has yet to make his debut with Les Blues.
A broken arm injury he sustained last December forced him to miss two Ligue 1 games as he has yet to recover from the knock.
The Frenchman has scored one goal in 16 Ligue appearances this season, but has struggled to rediscover his form after standing out in the 2019/20 season when he scored a brace to knock out Lyon. Manchester City in the Champions League.
Dembele, who scored 24 goals in all competitions last season, arrived in Madrid via Valladolid on Tuesday.
After undergoing medical examinations, he will meet his new teammates and technical staff on Friday, as the team has a day off on Thursday.