La Liga
Tanguy Nianzou, a 24-year-old French center-back, has ceased to be a player of Sevilla FC to move to Lille in this summer transfer window. The deal has been finalized without a fixed fee, and the defender will earn 1.4 million euros gross, as opposed to the 9 million euros originally planned for his last year at Nervión.
The Andalusian club will continue to cover a portion of the player's wages, although the departure will allow approximately 1 million euros to be freed up in LaLiga's salary cap. The agreement also grants Sevilla a percentage of any future sale, the amount of which has not been disclosed.
Tanguy Nianzou sees salary decrease from 9 to 1.4 million
The contractual change represents a reduction of nearly 85% compared to the gross amount he was due to receive at Sevilla. Nianzou's salary had been increasing each season since his contract signing in 2022, making his last season the most costly for the club's finances.
Sevilla FC attempted to renegotiate the contract a year ago by extending it to spread the outstanding salary over several more seasons. Nianzou rejected that proposal, while other squad members like Adnan Januzaj, Marcao, and Djibril Sow accepted economic adjustments in their respective agreements.
The departure does not entirely eliminate the expenses for the 2026/27 season. The Nervión entity will continue to pay part of the wages as per the previously agreed conditions, even though Nianzou's new contract now belongs to Lille.
The French team has signed the center-back for two seasons, with a third one optional. The new deal provides the defender the opportunity to seek continuity in Ligue 1 after a spell in Spain impacted by his physical absences.
Sevilla FC retains a percentage of any future sale
Nianzou arrived at the Sánchez-Pizjuán in August 2022 from Bayern Munich. The initial transfer cost was 16 million euros, within an operation planned to bring in a young center-back, enhance his value in LaLiga, and later make a profit.
The agreement also included a buy-back option of 55 million euros for Bayern. This clause reflected the valuation of the defender at the time, but it was never close to being activated due to his performances and lack of consistent playing time.
Tanguy Nianzou played 62 official matches for Sevilla: 45 in LaLiga, nine in the Copa del Rey, four in the Champions League, and four in the Europa League. He scored three goals, all during his first season, and was part of the squad that won the European competition in 2023.

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Muscle injuries led him to miss nearly two-thirds of the available games during his four seasons at Nervión. In financial terms, in addition to the 9 million euros in salary planned for the last season, around 3.2 million euros had to be added for the annual amortization of the transfer.
Tanguy Nianzou's next step will be competing for playing time during Lille's preseason. For Sevilla, the deal holds one final variable: that the center-back's value appreciates during his two-year contract with an optional third year, allowing for a potential recovery of part of the 16 million euros invested in 2022.
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