The fee is the highest Sunderland have paid up front for a player.
“I am excited to meet everyone at the club, to see the stadium and of course the fans, who I have heard so many good things about. Today is the most beautiful day of my life,” he said.
“Maybe the Sunderland fans don’t know me yet, but I promise they will quickly discover that I will give everything for them and the club.”
The upfront fee surpasses the £13m Sunderland paid for Asamoah Gyan in 2010, but the deal that brought Steven Fletcher to the club in 2012 included add-ons potentially takingthe cost to £14m.
Ndong started his career at Tunisian side CS Sfaxien, playing 40 games, before signing for Lorient in January 2015 and making 46 appearances for theLigue 1club.
He has 18 caps for Gabon after making his debut in 2012.
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