Lyon sign midfielder Jean Lucas from Brazil's Flamengo


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Olympique de Marseille v Amiens SC - Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France - February 16, 2019 Marseille's Lucas Ocampos reacts after missing a chance to score REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

PARIS (Reuters) - Olympique Lyonnais have signed midfielder Jean Lucas from Brazilian club Flamengo for eight million euros (7 million pounds) on a five-year contract, the French Ligue 1 side said on Tuesday.

The 21-year-old Brazilian made his league debut for Flamengo last year but was loaned to Santos at the start of the current season, which began on April 27.

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