Done Deal: Lemina has completed a £9million move to the Premier League strugglers

 Mario Lemina has put pen to paper on a two-and-a-half-year deal at Molineux. 

Mario Lemina has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal at Wolves after completing a move from Nice worth 9 million Pounds.

Wolves made two bids rejected by the Ligue 1 side before reaching an agreement for the Gabon international.

Lemina is returning to the Premier League having made 74 appearances in the division during spells at Southampton and Fulham

Boss Julen Lopetegui believes Lemina can help Wolves secure their safety.

'Mario is a good player,' Lopetegui told Wolves' club website. 'We know him, he wants to be here, and he knows the English league. I think that he has the profile to be a good player for us.

'He has the profile to help us to improve and to be able to improve our performance in the next matches.

'We have in front of us a very big and hard task, and of course we have to be ready.'

 

 

 Lemina is expected to provide physicality and technical ability to the heart of Wolves' midfield.

While under contract at Saints, the 29-year-old also had spells with Galatasaray and Fulham, and he has played for Juventus, too.

Wolves expected Lemina to bring physicality and technical ability to the heart of their midfield, with his arrival a boost after the loss of Boubacar Traore to injury for the next two months.

The transfer also includes a further 12-month option.