After making just 13 Ligue 1 appearances in his first season at Lyon, the Cameroonian defender will spend the 2017-18 campaign in Italy

Nicolas N’Koulou has joined Torino from Lyon on a season-long loan with an option to make the deal permanent.

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The Cameroon defender arrived at Lyon before the start of last season, following five years at Marseille.

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But he made just 13 Ligue 1 appearances for Lyon as they finished fourth.

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N’Koulou won the Coupe de la Ligue with Marseille in 2012 and was part of the Cameroon squad that triumphed in this year’s Africa Cup of Nations.