Lyon forward Karl Toko Ekambi has been signed permanently from Villarreal after he was handed a new four-year contract which will take him through until 2024.
The 27-year-old joined the French elite division side on-loan from the Yellow Submarine and has been an integral member of Rudi Garcia’s team since his arrival on January 20, 2019.
Although the French league was cut short owing to the coronavirus pandemic which disrupted a lot of activities across the world, Toko Ekambi recorded two goals and one assist in eight Ligue 1 matches.
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“This exercise of the purchase option follows the temporary transfer that took place in January 2020,” Lyon wrote on their website.