Wolverhampton Wanderers have completed the signing of defender Fernando Marcal from Ligue 1 side Lyon.
Wolves have paid Lyon £1.78M to sign Marcal.
The 31-year-old has signed a two-year contract at Molineux.
Marcal, who can play as a left-back and centre-back, joined Lyon from Portuguese side Benfica in 2017. He made a total of 68 appearances for Lyon.
He becomes Wolves’ second summer signing following the arrival of Fabio Silva from FC Porto.
Marcal was part of the Lyon squad that reached the Champions League semi-final.
Wolves executive chairman Jeff Shi was pleased to sign Marcal.
“We are very pleased Marçal has joined the pack,” Shi told Wolves official website.
“Having played over 280 games in top leagues, as well as Champions League football, Marçal will add a huge amount of experience to our young team.
“He is a player with the technical ability to be able to contribute in the build up play from the back, all the way through to threatening the opposition in the final phase.
“He possesses good pace and has a great work ethic, to work up and down the football pitch. Defensively he is very solid and will add to our group with his ability in the air as well.
“Of course, because of his nationality, Marçal was subject to a work permit application, and I am delighted that the panel shared our view on the player’s quality and how he can help Wolves.
“Welcome to Wolves Marçal, you are now part of our pack!”
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