Mathieu Valbuena completes Dynamo Moscow move

MARSEILLE, Aug 02, 2014 (AFP) - France international playmaker Mathieu Valbuena has completed his transfer to Russian side Dynamo Moscow from Marseille, a director of the Ligue 1 club told journalists on Saturday.

Speaking just before OM's friendly against Italian club Chievo in southern France, the director, who wasn't identified, indicated that Dynamo will pay a transfer fee of 7.5 million euros (£6m, $10m) for the 29-year-old.

Valbuena, who underwent a medical earlier on Saturday, has agreed a three-year contract worth a reported salary of 10 million euros (£7.9m, $13.4m) per year.

Valbuena has won 38 caps for France, including featuring in four games during Les Bleus' run to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Brazil last month.

He joined Marseille in 2006 and helped the south-coast side win the Ligue 1 title in 2010, but OM have been open to offers for Valbuena and other leading players as they look to cut costs after failing to qualify for this season's Champions League.