Manchester City offloads defender Denayer to Lyon

Belgian Jason Denayer never played a competitive game for Manchester City and was sent on loan to Celtic, Sunderland and Galatasaray.

Published : Aug 21, 2018 17:05 IST

Lyon has signed defender Jason Denayer from Manchester City for a fee that could rise to €13.5million.

Denayer, who never played a competitive game for City, has agreed a four-year contract with the Ligue 1 club in a deal that will net the Premier League champion an initial €10million, with a further €3.5million possible in incentives.

The 23-year-old spent a series of loan spells away from the Etihad Stadium with Celtic, Sunderland and Galatasaray and was under contract at City until 2020.

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He has also been capped on eight occasions by Belgium but has not featured for his country since Euro 2016.

"Jason is a player we have been following for three seasons now," Lyon's head of recruitment Florian Maurice said on his club's website.

"He has all the characteristics sought by [manager] Bruno [Genesio] - versatility because he is able to play all the positions in defence, intelligence of play, placement, speed and power in the duels."

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