Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has revealed that Ferland Mendy simply "couldn’t resist" the opportunity to join Real Madrid.
The Blancos confirmed the signing of the left-back for a fee of £47 million ($59m) on Wednesday, taking their summer spending to almost £300m ($378m) after completing deals for Eder Militao, Rodrygo, Luka Jovic and Eden Hazard.
The 24-year-old joined Les Gones from Ligue 2 outfit Le Havre and became one of their key players as they finished third in Ligue 1, with Aulas telling Radio MARCA: "He arrived at Lyon two years ago from Le Havre.