Euro 2024 star Mikautadze rejoins Lyon for €18.5M

GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - JUNE 26: Georges Mikautadze of Georgia celebrates at the end of the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Georgia and Portugal at Arena AufSchalke on June 26, 2024 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
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Georges Mikautadze, one of the stars of Georgia's run to the last 16 of Euro 2024, on Thursday jumped a division in France when he returned to Lyon from Metz.

The 23-year-old striker scored in all three group games as Georgia finished third in Group F before losing to Spain in the last 16.

Ligue 1 Lyon said they had paid Metz €18.5 million, with €4.5 million in potential add-ons, and that striker had signed a four-year contract.

Mikautadze was born in Lyon and spent seven years in the club's youth system.

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