Sochaux have announced the signing of Yann Kitala from Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyon.
The DR Congo forward was offered a three-year deal having passed his medical at the French second division team.
According to Lyon, they received €300k for the deal, with a potential €500k in further bonuses while they have a considerable 35% profit sharing on the capital gain of a possible future transfer.
Kitala would be hoping to start a new life at Montbeliard’s Stade Auguste Bonal upon completing his loan spell at Lorient.
A Clairefontaine academy graduate who played alongside Kylian Mbappe, the Franco-Congolese joined Lyon in July 2013.