France manager Didier Deschamps has said Ferland Mendy will become a Real Madrid player this summer following strong rumours the Lyon left-back would be heading to Spain.
Robbie Dunne of AS wrote that the rumoured €50 million (£44.6 million) transfer will be completed pending a medical. Deschamps spoke to the media ahead of Tuesday's UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Andorra and confirmed the move while complimenting his star:
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The France boss said: "Two years ago, he was in the second division and now he will play at Real Madrid.