Senegal midfielder Salif Sane, 22, who joined Nancy in 2011, is to join German top-flight team Hanover 96.
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"It's signed. The transfer will bring us two million euros," a source at the French club who declined to be identified told Reuters on Thursday.
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Nancy were relegated to Ligue 2 last weekend after finishing third from bottom.
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Hanover ended up ninth in the Bundesliga last season.