French Ligue 1 club Lyon said Thursday they had signed defensive midfielder Bruno Guimaraes on a 4-1/2 year contract from Brazilian top-flight club Athletico Paranaense for 20 million euros.

An eventual sell-on fee of 20% will also go to the Brazilian club.

Several European clubs including Arsenal, Chelsea and Atletico Madrid have been linked to the 22-year-old who signed for the French club in Bogotoa, where he is with the Brazilian Under-23 squad for an Olympic qualifying tournament.

Guimaraes helped Athletico Paranaense to victory in the 2018 Copa Sudamericana and the Copa do Brasil the following year.