Contento signs with Bordeaux, replaces Orban

Left-back Diego Contento signed a four-year deal with Bordeaux on Monday, ending his long-term association with Bayern Munich.

Bordeaux tweeted a picture of Contento signing his contract before posting a story on their website confirming the transfer from Bayern.

The transfer was completed soon after Bordeaux confirmed they had sold another left-back Lucas Orban to Valencia.

Contento passed a medical on Monday and will be officially presented to the media on Tuesday but Bordeaux coach Willy Sagnol had already confirmed on Saturday that they were close to bringing the German to France.

As soon as we started talking about bringing in a left back, we knew that Contento could be an interesting opportunity, Sagnol said.

He spent five years with the M…