Lille agree deal for Brazilian midfielder Mendes

Jul 1, 2017 at 4:54 PM

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Lille agree deal for Brazilian midfielder Mendes

France’s Lille have agreed to a nine million euro ($10.2 million) deal for Sao Paulo midfielder Thiago Mendes, the Brazilian club confirmed.

The announcement on Friday follows weeks of negotiations after new Lille coach Marcelo Bielsa identified the 25-year-old as a priority transfer target, reports Xinhua news agency.

The contract hasn’t been signed but we have reached an agreement by email and telephone,” Sao Paulo football director Vinicius Pinotti was quoted as saying by the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper.

“We received a proposal three weeks ago. It wasn’t our intention to sell him but Thiago’s wish was to leave and we don’t want to hold on to players who don’t want to be here,” he added.  West Indies Vs India 2017  3rd ODI We Were Clinical Virat Kohli

Mendes made 145 first-team appearances for Sao Paulo after his 2015 move from Goias.

“It was my choice. The club tried to keep me and I had the support of everybody there but I want to play in Europe. I appreciate everything that Sao Paulo did for me over the past three years,” the Brazilian said.  IPL 2017 : Ravindra Jadeja Returns To The Struggling Lion Den; While Steve Smith Fit To Play!

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