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Olympique Lyonnais is very pleased to announce the arrival of Serbian international, Nemanja Matić, from Stade Rennais, until June 30, 2026. The transfer fee amounts to €2.6 million.
Born in 1988 in the village of Vrelo, Nemanja Matić boasts an impressive resume with over 600 professional matches played in his career. After starting in Serbia with the clubs Kolubara and Košice, the midfielder joined Vitesse Arnhem in 2010, then Benfica Lisbon the following season. Three years later, after being crowned champion of Portugal, he moved to England with two significant stints: first at Chelsea from 2014 to 2017, where he played 154 matches and won 5 trophies (3 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup), and then at Manchester United from 2017 to 2022, accumulating 189 appearances in the Manchester United jersey.
A left-footed defensive midfielder standing at 1.94m, possessing great physical and technical qualities, the Serbian international (48 caps) has also represented AS Rome, notably reaching the final of the UEFA Europa League last May, his second personal participation in a final after the one with Manchester in 2021.
