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 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 19 | 28 | 44 |
| 2 | Fenerbahce | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 36 |
| 3 | Samsunspor | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 30 |
| 4 | Goztepe SKGoztepe SK | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 28 |
| 5 | EyupsporEyupspor | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | BesiktasBesiktas | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | Istanbul BasaksehirIstanbul | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | GaziantepGaziantep | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 21 |
| 9 | AntalyasporAntalyaspor | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 21 |
| 10 | KasimpasaKasimpasa | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | KonyasporKonyaspor | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 20 |
| 12 | Caykur RizesporCaykur Rizespor | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 20 |
| 13 | TrabzonsporTrabzonspor | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 19 |
| 14 | SivassporSivasspor | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | AlanyasporAlanyaspor | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 18 |
| 16 | KayserisporKayserispor | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 15 |
| 17 | Bodrumspor | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 14 |
| 18 | Hatayspor | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 9 |
| 19 | Adana Demirspor | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 36 | -21 | 5 |
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