LIGUE 1 · TRANSFERS
Olympique Lyonnais - transfers & net spend
Olympique Lyonnais signed 18 players for AU$48m and sold 16 for AU$112.6m in the 2026/27 window. Their current wage bill is on the Olympique Lyonnais salaries page. Every club in the league is on the Ligue 1 transfers page.
SPENT AU$48m
RECEIVED AU$112.6m
NET PROFIT AU$64.6m
MOVES 34
Data as of the 2026/27 window, the most recent transfer window held for Olympique Lyonnais.
Biggest deals since 2024/25
Biggest signings 5
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | WINDOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moussa Niakhaté | AU$51.7m | Nottingham Forest | 2024/25 |
| Ernest Nuamah | AU$46.2m | RWDM Brussels | 2024/25 |
| Orel Mangala | AU$37.9m | Nottingham Forest | 2024/25 |
| Georges Mikautadze | AU$30m | FC Metz | 2024/25 |
| Saïd Benrahma | AU$23.3m | West Ham United | 2024/25 |
Biggest sales 5
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | WINDOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayan Cherki | AU$59.1m | Manchester City | 2025/26 |
| Georges Mikautadze | AU$50.2m | Villarreal | 2025/26 |
| Malick Fofana | AU$48.6m | Sunderland | 2026/27 |
| Afonso Moreira | AU$47.8m | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2026/27 |
| Jake O'Brien | AU$31.6m | Everton | 2024/25 |
2026/27
AU$48m spent · AU$112.6m received · net profit AU$64.6mSignings 18
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mads Bidstrup | AU$17m | Red Bull Salzburg | Central Midfield | 25 | Denmark |
| Julien Duranville | AU$8.1m | Borussia Dortmund | Left Winger | 20 | Belgium |
| Felix Bacher | AU$7m | GD Estoril Praia | Centre-Back | 25 | Austria |
| Noham Kamara | AU$6.6m | Paris Saint-Germain | Centre-Back | 19 | France/Senegal |
| Loïs Openda | Loan fee AU$5.7m | Juventus FC | Centre-Forward | 26 | Belgium/Morocco |
| Mohamed Ouédraogo | AU$3.6m | SCR Altach | Left-Back | 23 | Burkina Faso |
| Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez | Loan ended | FC Annecy | Centre-Forward | 18 | England/Venezuela |
| Daryll Benlahlou | Undisclosed | Olympique Lyon B | Centre-Forward | 20 | Algeria/France |
| Duje Caleta-Car | Loan ended | Real Sociedad | Centre-Back | 29 | Croatia |
| Enzo Molebe | Loan ended | Montpellier HSC | Centre-Forward | 18 | France/DR Congo |
| Justin Bengui | Loan ended | RWDM Brussels | Goalkeeper | 20 | France/Angola |
| Kaïl Boudache | Free | OGC Nice | Right Winger | 20 | Algeria/France |
| Mahamadou Diawara | Loan ended | Royal Antwerp FC | Central Midfield | 21 | France/Mali |
| Martín Satriano | Loan ended | Getafe CF | Centre-Forward | 25 | Uruguay/Italy |
| Matt Turner | Loan ended | New England Revolution | Goalkeeper | 32 | United States/Lithuania |
| Paul Akouokou | Loan ended | Real Zaragoza | Defensive Midfield | 28 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Steeve Kango | Undisclosed | Olympique Lyon B | Right-Back | 19 | France/Algeria |
| Zachary Athekame | Loan | AC Milan | Right-Back | 21 | Switzerland/Nigeria |
Departures 16
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malick Fofana | AU$48.6m | Sunderland AFC | Left Winger | 21 | Belgium/Guinea |
| Afonso Moreira | AU$47.8m | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Left Winger | 21 | Portugal |
| Martín Satriano | AU$10.5m | Getafe CF | Centre-Forward | 25 | Uruguay/Italy |
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | AU$5.7m | Everton FC | Right-Back | 29 | England/Jamaica |
| Achraf Laâziri | Free | Ittihad Tanger | Left-Back | 23 | Morocco |
| Adam Karabec | Loan ended | AC Sparta Prague | Attacking Midfield | 22 | Czech Republic |
| Daryll Benlahlou | Loan | Montpellier HSC | Centre-Forward | 20 | Algeria/France |
| Duje Caleta-Car | Free | US Sassuolo | Centre-Back | 29 | Croatia |
| Endrick | Loan ended | Real Madrid | Centre-Forward | 19 | Brazil |
| Enzo Molebe | Loan | FC Lausanne-Sport | Centre-Forward | 18 | France/DR Congo |
| Hans Hateboer | Loan ended | Stade Rennais FC | Right-Back | 32 | Netherlands |
| Mahamadou Diawara | Loan | Red Star FC | Central Midfield | 21 | France/Mali |
| Noham Kamara | Loan ended | Paris Saint-Germain | Centre-Back | 19 | France/Senegal |
| Orel Mangala | Loan | Getafe CF | Defensive Midfield | 28 | Belgium/DR Congo |
| Rachid Ghezzal | Undisclosed | Without Club | Right Winger | 34 | Algeria/France |
| Roman Yaremchuk | Loan ended | Olympiacos Piraeus | Centre-Forward | 30 | Ukraine |
2025/26
AU$82m spent · AU$182.6m received · net profit AU$100.6mSignings 32
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Morton | AU$16.2m | Liverpool FC | Defensive Midfield | 22 | England |
| Matt Turner | AU$13m | Nottingham Forest | Goalkeeper | 31 | United States/Lithuania |
| Noah Nartey | AU$12.2m | Bröndby IF | Attacking Midfield | 20 | Denmark/Ghana |
| Pavel Sulc | AU$12.2m | FC Viktoria Plzen | Attacking Midfield | 24 | Czech Republic |
| Martín Satriano | AU$8.1m | RC Lens | Centre-Forward | 24 | Uruguay/Italy |
| Dominik Greif | AU$6.5m | RCD Mallorca | Goalkeeper | 28 | Slovakia |
| Ruben Kluivert | AU$6.1m | Casa Pia AC | Centre-Back | 24 | Netherlands/Suriname |
| Afonso Moreira | AU$3.2m | Sporting CP B | Left Winger | 20 | Portugal |
| Roman Yaremchuk | Loan fee AU$2.4m | Olympiacos Piraeus | Centre-Forward | 30 | Ukraine |
| Martín Satriano | Loan fee AU$1.6m | RC Lens | Centre-Forward | 24 | Uruguay/Italy |
| Adam Karabec | Loan fee AU$486k | AC Sparta Prague | Attacking Midfield | 22 | Czech Republic |
| Achraf Laâziri | Loan ended | RWDM Brussels | Left-Back | 21 | Morocco |
| Adryelson | Loan ended | RSC Anderlecht | Centre-Back | 27 | Brazil |
| Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez | Undisclosed | Olympique Lyon B | Centre-Forward | 17 | England/Venezuela |
| Amin Sarr | Loan ended | Hellas Verona | Centre-Forward | 24 | Sweden/Senegal |
| Endrick | Loan | Real Madrid | Centre-Forward | 19 | Brazil |
| Enzo Molebe | Undisclosed | Olympique Lyon B | Centre-Forward | 17 | France/DR Congo |
| Hans Hateboer | Loan | Stade Rennais FC | Right-Back | 31 | Netherlands |
| Islamdine Halifa | Loan ended | RWDM Brussels | Defensive Midfield | 20 | France/Comoros |
| Johann Lepenant | Loan ended | FC Nantes | Defensive Midfield | 22 | France |
| Justin Bengui | Loan ended | FK Jedinstvo Ub | Goalkeeper | 19 | France/Angola |
| Khalis Merah | Undisclosed | Olympique Lyon U19 | Central Midfield | 18 | France/Algeria |
| Mahamadou Diawara | Loan ended | Le Havre AC | Central Midfield | 20 | France/Mali |
| Mathieu Patouillet | Loan ended | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | Goalkeeper | 21 | France |
| Mathys de Carvalho | Undisclosed | Olympique Lyon B | Defensive Midfield | 20 | Portugal/France |
| Noham Kamara | Loan | Paris Saint-Germain | Centre-Back | 19 | France/Senegal |
| Orel Mangala | Loan ended | Everton FC | Defensive Midfield | 27 | Belgium/DR Congo |
| Rachid Ghezzal | Undisclosed | Without Club | Right Winger | 33 | Algeria/France |
| Rémi Himbert | Undisclosed | Olympique Lyon B | Left Winger | 17 | France |
| Saël Kumbedi | Loan ended | VfL Wolfsburg | Right-Back | 20 | France/DR Congo |
| Saïd Benrahma | Loan ended | NEOM SC | Left Winger | 29 | Algeria/France |
| Téo Barišić | Undisclosed | Olympique Lyon B | Right-Back | 20 | Croatia/France |
Departures 26
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayan Cherki | AU$59.1m | Manchester City | Attacking Midfield | 21 | France/Algeria |
| Georges Mikautadze | AU$50.2m | Villarreal CF | Centre-Forward | 24 | Georgia/France |
| Lucas Perri | AU$25.9m | Leeds United | Goalkeeper | 27 | Brazil/Italy |
| Saïd Benrahma | AU$19.4m | NEOM SC | Left Winger | 29 | Algeria/France |
| Saël Kumbedi | AU$9.7m | VfL Wolfsburg | Right-Back | 20 | France/DR Congo |
| Amin Sarr | AU$5.7m | Hellas Verona | Centre-Forward | 24 | Sweden/Senegal |
| Johann Lepenant | AU$4.1m | FC Nantes | Defensive Midfield | 22 | France |
| Adryelson | AU$3.6m | Al-Wasl SC | Centre-Back | 27 | Brazil |
| Saël Kumbedi | Loan fee AU$1.6m | VfL Wolfsburg | Right-Back | 20 | France/DR Congo |
| Duje Caleta-Car | Loan fee AU$810k | Real Sociedad | Centre-Back | 28 | Croatia |
| Jordan Veretout | AU$810k | Al-Arabi SC | Central Midfield | 32 | France |
| Téo Barišić | AU$648k | HNK Rijeka | Right-Back | 21 | Croatia/France |
| Mathieu Patouillet | AU$554k | Al-Hilal SFC | Goalkeeper | 21 | France |
| Mahamadou Diawara | Loan fee AU$405k | Royal Antwerp FC | Central Midfield | 20 | France/Mali |
| Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez | Loan | FC Annecy | Centre-Forward | 17 | England/Venezuela |
| Alexandre Lacazette | Free | NEOM SC | Centre-Forward | 34 | France/Guadeloupe |
| Enzo Molebe | Loan | Montpellier HSC | Centre-Forward | 18 | France/DR Congo |
| Islamdine Halifa | Free | Red Star FC | Defensive Midfield | 20 | France/Comoros |
| Justin Bengui | Loan | RWDM Brussels | Goalkeeper | 20 | France/Angola |
| Martín Satriano | Loan ended | RC Lens | Centre-Forward | 24 | Uruguay/Italy |
| Martín Satriano | Loan | Getafe CF | Centre-Forward | 24 | Uruguay/Italy |
| Matt Turner | Loan | New England Revolution | Goalkeeper | 31 | United States/Lithuania |
| Nemanja Matić | Free | US Sassuolo | Defensive Midfield | 37 | Serbia/Slovakia |
| Paul Akouokou | Loan | Real Zaragoza | Defensive Midfield | 27 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Thiago Almada | Loan ended | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Attacking Midfield | 24 | Argentina/Italy |
| Warmed Omari | Loan ended | Stade Rennais FC | Centre-Back | 25 | Comoros/France |
2024/25
AU$239.5m spent · AU$110.3m received · net spend AU$129.2mSignings 23
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moussa Niakhaté | AU$51.7m | Nottingham Forest | Centre-Back | 28 | Senegal/France |
| Ernest Nuamah | AU$46.2m | RWDM Brussels | Right Winger | 20 | Ghana |
| Orel Mangala | AU$37.9m | Nottingham Forest | Defensive Midfield | 26 | Belgium/DR Congo |
| Georges Mikautadze | AU$30m | FC Metz | Centre-Forward | 23 | Georgia/France |
| Saïd Benrahma | AU$23.3m | West Ham United | Left Winger | 28 | Algeria/France |
| Abner | AU$13m | Real Betis Balompié | Left-Back | 24 | Brazil |
| Mama Baldé | AU$9.7m | ESTAC Troyes | Centre-Forward | 28 | Guinea-Bissau/Portugal |
| Tanner Tessmann | AU$9.7m | Venezia FC | Defensive Midfield | 22 | United States |
| Jordan Veretout | AU$6.5m | Olympique Marseille | Central Midfield | 31 | France |
| Duje Caleta-Car | AU$5.8m | Southampton FC | Centre-Back | 27 | Croatia |
| Wilfried Zaha | Loan fee AU$4.9m | Galatasaray | Left Winger | 31 | Cote d'Ivoire/England |
| Warmed Omari | Loan fee AU$810k | Stade Rennais FC | Centre-Back | 24 | Comoros/France |
| Achraf Laâziri | Loan ended | USL Dunkerque | Left-Back | 20 | Morocco |
| Adryelson | Loan ended | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Centre-Back | 26 | Brazil |
| Amin Sarr | Loan ended | VfL Wolfsburg | Centre-Forward | 23 | Sweden/Senegal |
| Florent Sanchez | Loan ended | RWDM Brussels | Central Midfield | 21 | France/Spain |
| Islamdine Halifa | Undisclosed | Olympique Lyon B | Defensive Midfield | 19 | France/Comoros |
| Jeffinho | Loan ended | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Left Winger | 25 | Brazil |
| Mamadou Sarr | Loan ended | RWDM Brussels | Centre-Back | 18 | Senegal/France |
| Rémy Descamps | Free | FC Nantes | Goalkeeper | 28 | France |
| Skelly Alvero | Loan ended | SV Werder Bremen | Defensive Midfield | 22 | France/Angola |
| Thiago Almada | Loan | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Attacking Midfield | 23 | Argentina/Italy |
| Tino Kadewere | Loan ended | FC Nantes | Centre-Forward | 28 | Zimbabwe |
Departures 30
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake O'Brien | AU$31.6m | Everton FC | Right-Back | 23 | Ireland |
| Maxence Caqueret | AU$24.3m | Como 1907 | Central Midfield | 24 | France |
| Mamadou Sarr | AU$16.2m | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Centre-Back | 18 | Senegal/France |
| Gift Orban | AU$14.6m | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Centre-Forward | 22 | Nigeria/Togo |
| Jeffinho | AU$8.6m | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Left Winger | 25 | Brazil |
| Skelly Alvero | AU$7.7m | SV Werder Bremen | Defensive Midfield | 22 | France/Angola |
| Mama Baldé | AU$7.3m | Stade Brestois 29 | Centre-Forward | 28 | Guinea-Bissau/Portugal |
| Achraf Laâziri | Loan | RWDM Brussels | Left-Back | 21 | Morocco |
| Adryelson | Loan | RSC Anderlecht | Centre-Back | 26 | Brazil |
| Adryelson | Loan | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Centre-Back | 26 | Brazil |
| Amin Sarr | Loan | Hellas Verona | Centre-Forward | 23 | Sweden/Senegal |
| Anthony Lopes | Free | FC Nantes | Goalkeeper | 34 | Portugal/France |
| Dejan Lovren | Free | PAOK Thessaloniki | Centre-Back | 35 | Croatia |
| Duje Caleta-Car | Loan ended | Southampton FC | Centre-Back | 27 | Croatia |
| Ernest Nuamah | Loan ended | RWDM Brussels | Right Winger | 20 | Ghana |
| Florent Sanchez | Free | US Orléans | Central Midfield | 21 | France/Spain |
| Henrique Silva | Undisclosed | Without Club | Left-Back | 30 | Brazil |
| Islamdine Halifa | Loan | RWDM Brussels | Defensive Midfield | 19 | France/Comoros |
| Johann Lepenant | Loan | FC Nantes | Defensive Midfield | 21 | France |
| Justin Bengui | Loan | FK Jedinstvo Ub | Goalkeeper | 19 | France/Angola |
| Mahamadou Diawara | Loan | Le Havre AC | Central Midfield | 19 | France/Mali |
| Mama Baldé | Loan ended | ESTAC Troyes | Centre-Forward | 28 | Guinea-Bissau/Portugal |
| Mohamed El Arouch | Free | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Central Midfield | 20 | France/Morocco |
| Orel Mangala | Loan | Everton FC | Defensive Midfield | 26 | Belgium/DR Congo |
| Orel Mangala | Loan ended | Nottingham Forest | Defensive Midfield | 26 | Belgium/DR Congo |
| Saïd Benrahma | Loan | NEOM SC | Left Winger | 29 | Algeria/France |
| Saïd Benrahma | Loan ended | West Ham United | Left Winger | 28 | Algeria/France |
| Sinaly Diomandé | Free | AJ Auxerre | Centre-Back | 23 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Tino Kadewere | Free | FC Nantes | Centre-Forward | 28 | Zimbabwe |
| Wilfried Zaha | Loan ended | Galatasaray | Left Winger | 32 | Cote d'Ivoire/England |
Transfers at other clubs
LOSC LilleFC NantesRC LensLe HavreMontpellier Hérault SCStade Brestois 29FC MetzToulouseParis Saint-GermainStade Rennais FCFC LorientRC Strasbourg AlsaceAS MonacoOlympique de MarseilleOGC NiceStade de ReimsClermontTanguy NdombeleAlexandre LacazetteIslam SlimaniDejan LovrenXherdan ShaqiriEmerson PalmieriAinsley Maitland-Niles
Frequently asked questions
How much have Olympique Lyonnais spent on transfers?
Olympique Lyonnais spent AU$48m on 18 signings in the 2026/27 window.
What is Olympique Lyonnais's net spend?
Olympique Lyonnais had a net profit of AU$64.6m, having received AU$112.6m from 16 sales.
Who is Olympique Lyonnais's most expensive signing?
Mads Bidstrup from Red Bull Salzburg for AU$17m.