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Lyon rubber-stamp raid on Lille

Friday, June 15, 2007

French champions Olympique Lyonnais have completed the signings of midfielder Mathieu Bodmer and winger Kader Keita from rivals LOSC Lille Métropole.

French champions Olympique Lyonnais have rubber-stamped the signings of midfielder Mathieu Bodmer and winger Kader Keita from LOSC Lille Métropole.

Lille legacy
Bodmer, 24, and Keita, 25, spent the whole of Wednesday in the Rhone area ironing out the final details of the transfers, which were revealed on Saturday. Both players have agreed four-year contracts for a combined fee rising to €24.5m, the biggest move in France so far this summer. Ivory Coast international Keita scored 15 goals in 63 league games for Lille after arriving in the country two years ago while Bodmer is considered one of the best playmakers in Ligue 1. The former SM Caen prospect just completed the best of his four seasons with Lille, scoring eight goals in 32 appearances.

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