13.08.2015 18:38 h

Yanga-Mbiwa set to complete Lyon move

Lyon have reached an agreement with Roma that will see France international defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa move to the Stade de Gerland provided he passes a medical, the Ligue 1 club said on Thursday.

Yanga-Mbiwa is expected to arrive in Lyon by Saturday to undergo a medical and complete negotiations over a contract with last season's French top flight runners-up.

The 26-year-old centre-back, who has four caps, was part of the Montpellier side that won the title in 2012 before moving to Newcastle United in 2013 and then moving on to Roma last year.

He will become Lyon's second signing of the week after that of France playmaker Mathieu Valbuena from Dynamo Moscow and fifth of the summer with Jeremy Morel (Marseille), Rafael da Silva (Manchester United) and Claudio Beauvue (Guingamp) also arriving.