Atletico Madrid Loan with option to purchase
Atletico Madrid have officially announced Moussa Dembelesign on loan from Lyon until the end of the 2020/21 campaign.
The Frenchman joins Los Rojiblancos to complete the goal Diego Costa who asked to leave the club for personal reasons.
Lyon will receive 1.5 million and DembeleThe purchase option is set to 33.5 million euros but it could increase to EUR 38.5 million if various incentives were met.
If Atletico make the deal permanent this summer, the LaLiga Santander club will owe Lyon ten percent of any future sales.
Developed at Paris Saint GermainDembele has played for all French youth teams, but has not yet made his debut with Les Blues.
An arm injury he suffered in December last year forced him to miss two League 1 matches, as he has not yet recovered from the blow.
The Frenchman has scored a goal in 16 Ligue matches this season, but struggled to rediscover his form after standing out in the 2019/20 season, when he won a bracket to help Lyon eliminate the city of Manchester in the Champions League.
Dembele, who scored 24 goals in all competitions last season, arrived in Madrid on Tuesday via Valladolid.
After undergoing medical examinations, he will meet his new teammates and coaching staff on Friday, as the team has a day off on Thursday.