Official | Real Sociedad sign Duje Caleta-Car on loan from Lyon

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·2 de agosto de 2025

Official | Real Sociedad sign Duje Caleta-Car on loan from Lyon

Real Sociedad have signed Croatian international centre-back Duje Caleta-Car (28) on loan from Lyon, both clubs have announced. The 28-year-old defender joined Les Gones from Southampton two years ago. He featured 53 times for Lyon. The Ligue 1 side is trimming down its squad as well as its wage bill after being hit with financial constraints by the DNCG.

🆕 Una nueva 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞 para la zaga. 💙 Ćaleta-Car ya es txuri urdin.
– viernes, 1 de agosto de 2025

According to Lyon, Real Sociedad will pay the Ligue 1 side a €500k loan fee. Caleta-Car’s loan move to the Basque side includes a €4m option to buy. The Croatian international remains tied with Lyon over a contract set to expire in 2027. Lyon have planned for Caleta-Car’s exit by signing Casa Pia centre-back Ruben Kluivert.