Real Madrid have signed France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni from Monaco on a six-year deal.
Both clubs have announced the deal and Real say they will hold a presentation ceremony for the 22-year-old on Tuesday after his medicals.
Tchouameni made 35 Ligue 1 appearances for Monaco last season, contributing three goals and two assists and has been capped by the senior France team, with whom he lifted the 2021 Nations League crown after being part of the starting line-up in the final.
He has made 11 appearances for France since making his international debut in September.
The deal is reported to be worth 80m euros (£68.3m) plus about 20m euros (£17m) in add-ons.
Tchouameni had also been linked with Liverpool, Manchester United and Paris St-Germain.
Reports suggested that Tchouameni had agreed to terms with Premier League side Liverpool.
Real Madrid will bring in Tchouameni having missed out on signing Paris St-Germain and France striker Kylian Mbappe earlier this summer.
Before making the move to Monaco in January 2020, Tchouaméni came up through the ranks at Girondins after having joined the club at the age of 11.
He was part of the squad that won the U-19 domestic league title in the 2016/17 campaign, before breaking into the first team in July 2018 at the tender age of 18.
During the course of those seasons, he represented several France youth national teams, before being capped by the senior side in September 2021.
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