Bayern Munich have completed the signing of Lucas Hernandez from Atletico Madrid for a fee of €80million.
Lucas will join the Bundesliga giants on July 1 after they met the release clause in his Atletico contract and he has signed a five-year deal at the Allianz Arena.
However, the 23-year-old appears to have played his last game for Atletico, with Bayern stating he will have an operation to repair ligament damage in his right knee prior to his arrival.
The France international emerged as a potential target for Bayern towards the end of last year, having impressed during his country’s triumphant World Cup campaign.
The Bavarian side were unable to secure a deal at that point, but they have succeeded in luring him to the club from next season.
The signing of Lucas means Bayern will have half of France’s World Cup-winning back four available to them next year, with the Atletico youth product to team up with Benjamin Pavard, who is due to join from Stuttgart.