Rabiu Mohammed has signed a five-year contract with newly promoted French Ligue 1 side, Evian Thonon Gaillard.

The 21-year-old Ghanaian had been on loan from Italian side, Udinese last season.

But after an impressive first season that coincided with Evian Thonon's promotion, the French side have moved to formalize the deal into a permanent one.

"The club has exercised the option to purchase club Udinese by committing to five years, the Ghanaian Rabiu Mohammed," a statement on the website of the newly promoted Ligue I side read on Monday.