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Kitala: DR Congo forward joins Sochaux from Lyon

Sochaux have announced the signing of Yann Kitala from Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyon.

The DR Congo forward was offered a three-year deal having passed his medical at the French second division team.

ud83cudfa5ud83dudcac @YannKitala, le nouvel attaquant du FCSM, a un message pour vous ! #Mercato pic.twitter.com/73mtotERPF

— FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (@FCSM_officiel) June 18, 2020

According to Lyon, they received €300k for the deal, with a potential €500k in further bonuses while they have a considerable 35% profit sharing on the capital gain of a possible future transfer.