Youssouf Kone has signed for Olympique Lyon from French Ligue 1 rivals Lille for a fee of €9 million on a five-year contract.
Kone, a graduate of Lille academy, made his Ligue 1 debut in 2014. In the 2018/19 season, he made 20 league appearances for the Great Danes as they finished as runners-up behind Paris Saint-Germain.
The left-back featured for Mali in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, where the Eagles were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Cote-d’Ivoire.
"I am pleased to introduce Youssouf Kone who played in the Africa Cup of Nations.