Official: "Lyon" buys "Roma" defender

"Lyon" officially announced that they have acquired "Roma" defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa. They paid 8 million euros for the French national team player, with an additional 2 million euros as future bonuses. The 26-year-old footballer spent just one season in Italy, arriving last year from "Newcastle United". Mapou signed a five-year contract with the "Ligue 1" team. Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa signs a 5-year contract with OL for a sum of 8M euros, potentially increased by 2M euros in incentives. #teamOL pic.twitter.com/4BBJhEqvNp — Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) August 14, 2015