Lyon reaches 5-year deal for Aly Cissokho

LYON, France (AP) - Lyon has signed French defender Aly Cissokho from FC Porto on a five-year contract for €15 million ($24.3 million).

The 21-year-old Cissokho has passed a medical test and will start training on Monday, the club said on its Web site.

Earlier this month, Lyon signed striker Lisandro Lopez from Porto for €24 million ($39 million), which could rise to €28 million ($46 million) with performance bonuses.

The seven-time French champion has also signed winger Michel Bastos from Lille.

Cissokho will likely be the first choice at left back in coach Claude Puel's team, meaning Italy's World Cup-winning defender Fabio Grosso could leave soon.

Cissokho impressed for Porto in its Champions League quarterfinal against Manchester United last season. Two seasons ago, Cissokho was playing in the French second division with Gueugnon. He had been set to join AC Milan recently, but the Italian club pulled out of the deal after a medical test showed that Cissokho apparently had a dental problem that could cause muscular injuries.

Lyon is rebuilding after selling striker Karim Benzema to Real Madrid for €35 million ($57.4 million) and letting midfielder Juninho join Qatar's Al Gharafa on a free transfer.

Lyon still hopes to sign Toulouse striker Andre-Pierre Gignac, the French league's top scorer last season with 24 goals, or to buy back striker Loic Remy from Nice - a year after selling him.