Mariano Díaz Mejía may player of Olympique Lyon. The number four last season's Ligue 1 makes Friday night announced that the 23-year-old attacker has taken over Real Madrid and that the acquisition has signed a multi-year contract.
The transfer came as a surprise of the international of the Dominican Republic already born in Spain no more because Marca reported Saturday that Lyon had a bid of ten million euros released on Díaz, while Real used would have on a sum of fifteen million plus a buy-back clause. The clubs do no communications relating to the final transfer fee, but Cadena SER is based on an amount of eight million. In addition, Real have a resale rate of 40%.
Díaz has signed for five seasons and will reportedly earn four million on an annual basis. "Real wanted to not let him go, but Mariano wanted the transfer quite like. He will be much strength, speed and sense of purpose to our team Add. These kinds of players, young soccer players with a lot of potential, let the fans will do dreams ", said President Jean-Michel Aulas during a press conference.
Díaz was since 2012 on the payroll of Real. Both at Real C, 18 goals in 46 duels, as at Real Castilla, 32 hits in 44 contests, the attacker left his abilites and trainer Zinedine Zidane pulled it to the A-selection a year ago. In the first team came Díaz to five goals and two assists in fourteen official games. His contract in the Santiago Bernabéu still ran until the summer of 2021.