Ligue 1 side Metz have announced the signing of Boubakar Kouyate from French second division club Troyes.
The Mali international signed a four-year deal with the Maroons after undergoing a successful medical with the club.
Kouyate teamed up with Troyes in January 2019 and delivered impressive performances, helping them to finish fourth on the Ligue 2 table.
The centre-back scored five goals for the Stade de l'Aube outfit to emerge as the club’s top-scorer of the campaign and earned a spot in L'Equipe's Ligue 2 team of the season.
His performances saw him linked to Championship side Nottingham Forest before he settled for the Maroons.