Gala have agreed to pay their French counterparts around £1m up front, with an extra £10,000 for each appearance that the centre-back makes.
His contract will run for two years, with the option for another year should all parties agree.
The 35-year-old originally joined Lyon in 2004 from Cruzeiro.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | GalatasarayGalatasaray | 32 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 20 | 53 | 87 |
| 2 | Fenerbahce | 32 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 85 | 28 | 57 | 85 |
| 3 | TrabzonsporTrabzonspor | 32 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 54 | 42 | 12 | 52 |
| 4 | BesiktasBesiktas | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 48 |
| 5 | Caykur RizesporCaykur Rizespor | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 48 |
| 6 | Istanbul BasaksehirIstanbul | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 46 |
| 7 | KasimpasaKasimpasa | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 55 | 57 | -2 | 46 |
| 8 | SivassporSivasspor | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 44 |
| 9 | AntalyasporAntalyaspor | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 42 |
| 10 | AlanyasporAlanyaspor | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 46 | -5 | 42 |
| 11 | Adana Demirspor | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 48 | 43 | 5 | 40 |
| 12 | Samsunspor | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 38 |
| 13 | AnkaragucuAnkaragucu | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 40 | 41 | -1 | 37 |
| 14 | KayserisporKayserispor | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 45 | -9 | 37 |
| 15 | KonyasporKonyaspor | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 36 |
| 16 | Hatayspor | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 33 |
| 17 | GaziantepGaziantep | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 31 |
| 18 | Fatih KaragumrukKaragumruk | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 30 |
| 19 | Pendikspor | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 64 | -28 | 30 |
| 20 | Istanbulspor | 32 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 59 | -34 | 16 |
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