On January 14, Beijing time, the French striker Musa Dembele joined Atletico Madrid on loan, according to the official news of Lyon Club in Ligue 1, with a loan fee of 1.5 million euros. The contract contains a buyout clause of 33.5 million euros.
In August 2018, Lyon signed Musa Dembele from Celtic with 22 million euros. The 24-year-old Dembele played 108 games on behalf of Lyon and scored 45 goals. Last season, Dambelle helped Lyon defeat Manchester City in the quarter final of the Champions League and advance to the last four. This season, Musa Dembele played 16 games for Lyon, only scoring one goal.
Lyon also announced that in order to fill the vacancy left by Musa Dembele's departure, the club has signed former Leicester City and Monaco striker Slimani on a free basis until June 30, 2022.
