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Real Madrid agree £23m deal for Porto’s Brazil international defender Danilo Real Madrid agree £23m deal for Porto’s Brazil international defender Danilo
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Real Madrid have reached an agreement with Porto to sign their Brazil right-back Danilo for a fee of £23m.Real Madrid have reached an agreement with Porto to sign their Brazil right-back Danilo for a fee of £23m.
The 23-year-old Brazil international, who has agreed a six-year contract until 30 June 2021, will join the La Liga club next season.The 23-year-old Brazil international, who has agreed a six-year contract until 30 June 2021, will join the La Liga club next season.
Danilo started his career at the Brazilian club America before joining Santos and then moving to Porto in January 2012 where he has won two Portuguese league titles. Danilo started his career at the Brazilian club America before joining Santos and then moving to Porto in January 2012, where he has won two Portuguese league titles.
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The defender won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics, and has become a regular for Brazil since Dunga took over as manager after last year’s World Cup. He told uefa.com that he modelled himself on Brazil’s legendary attacking full-back Cafu. “From my generation and in my position the player I watched a lot was Cafu, because he’s a player who won a lot with Brazil. He was the captain of the national team for a long time, and he also made history outside of Brazil,” he said.
He has also helped Julen Lopetegui’s Porto side reach the Champions League quarter-finals where they will play Bayern Munich next month. Danilo won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics, and has become a regular for Brazil since Dunga took over as manager after last year’s World Cup.
He will compete for a starting place in Madrid with Daniel Carvajal and the former Liverpool defender Alvaro Arbeloa. He has also helped Julen Lopetegui’s Porto side reach the Champions League quarter-finals, where they will play Bayern Munich next month.
He will compete for a starting place at Madrid with Daniel Carvajal and the former Liverpool defender Alvaro Arbeloa.