Official | Venezia midfielder Tanner Tessmann signs for Lyon

Venezia midfielder and USMNT international Tasser Tessmann (22) has officially signed for Lyon, both clubs have announced. Tessmann has put pen to paper over a five-year deal with Les Gones, tying him to the Ligue 1 club with a contract running until 2029. Lyon’s outlay to sign the 22-year-old midfielder rises to €6m. Venezia also included a 10 % sell-on fee clause on Tessmann’s transfer.

The Dallas FC youth product spent the last three seasons at Venezia FC where he played 99 games, logging nine goals and five assists with I Arancioneroverdi.  Tessmann already played in France recently as he was the Olympic USMNT captain during the 2024 Paris Games. He is the first American player to play for Lyon. The 22-year-old midfielder will wear the #15 jersey with Pierre Sage’s Gones, who were in desperate need of midfield reinforcements. Lyon have lost their first two games of the Ligue 1 campaign.