{"id":1093732,"date":"2019-06-12T19:51:53","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T18:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1093732"},"modified":"2019-06-12T19:51:53","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T18:51:53","slug":"real-madrid-confirm-ferland-mendy","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/real-madrid-confirm-ferland-mendy\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid confirm signing of Ferland Mendy after Deschamps “leak”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Real Madrid have confirmed the signing of Lyon left-back Ferland Mendy for \u00a347.1m on a six-year deal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The French international has long been linked with Los Blancos, but Lyon had only recently<\/a> denied reports suggesting a deal had already been done.<\/p>\n

Mendy signs for Real Madrid: Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Ferland Mendy joined Lyon from Le Havre in 2017.<\/li>\n
  2. Since then he has made 79 appearances in all competitions, with performances attracting Real Madrid.<\/li>\n
  3. Lyon had recently<\/a> denied claims they had agreed a deal with Los Blancos for the left-back.<\/li>\n
  4. France manager Didier Deschamps then let the news of Mendy’s move slip on Tuesday.<\/li>\n
  5. And Real Madrid have now announced the signing of Mendy, on a six-year deal.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n