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.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | GalatasarayGalatasaray | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 31 |
| 2 | Fenerbahce | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 26 |
| 3 | Samsunspor | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | EyupsporEyupspor | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | BesiktasBesiktas | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 21 |
| 6 | Goztepe SKGoztepe SK | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | SivassporSivasspor | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 17 |
| 8 | Istanbul BasaksehirIstanbul | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 16 |
| 9 | KasimpasaKasimpasa | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | KonyasporKonyaspor | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 14 |
| 11 | AntalyasporAntalyaspor | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 14 |
| 12 | Caykur RizesporCaykur Rizespor | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 13 |
| 13 | TrabzonsporTrabzonspor | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 12 |
| 14 | GaziantepGaziantep | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 12 |
| 15 | KayserisporKayserispor | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 12 |
| 16 | Bodrumspor | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 11 |
| 17 | AlanyasporAlanyaspor | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 10 |
| 18 | Hatayspor | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 6 |
| 19 | Adana Demirspor | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 2 |
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