DONE DEAL: Venezia ships Tessmann off to Lyon

Venezia had been eager to offload the USA international, who had been excluded from first team training after declining to depart earlier this summer.

Tessmann has now been sold to Lyon for €6m plus a 10 per cent sell-on fee.

The 22 year-old has penned a deal with OL to 2029.

“Olympique Lyonnais is very pleased to welcome Tanner Tessmann who becomes the first American in history to wear the club’s jersey,” Lyon wrote in a club statement.