On 29 July 2009, Olympique Lyonnais announced that they had signed the striker for €13 million and the player had agreed to a five-year contract.
Pada tanggal 29 Juli 2009, Lyon mengumumkan bahwa mereka telah menandatangani striker tersebut senilai € 13.000.000 dan pemain telah menyetujui kontrak lima tahun.