Jorge: Monaco beat Manchester City, Liverpool and Inter Milan to highly-rated Brazilian left-back from Flamengo
Youngster has already won a senior cap for his country and has been tipped to become the next Roberto Carlos
MONACO have beaten Manchester City, Liverpool and Inter Milan to the signing of highly-rated Brazilian youngster Jorge.
The left-back has already been compared to Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos and is one of the most heralded players to emerge from his country since Neymar after winning a first senior international cap earlier this month.
However, French newspaper L’Equipe via claims Jorge has joined Monaco for a bargain £7million, making him their fourth and final non-EU player alongside Radamel Falcao, Fabinho and Jemerson.
It’s also believed the Ligue 1 leaders fought off impressive competition from Premier League duo Man City and Liverpool as well as Italian giants Inter Milan.
Jorge made 82 appearances in total over two seasons with Flamengo, scoring five goals in the process.
And he will now be looking to establish himself as a major name in European football with the possibility of eventually earning a move to one of the continent’s top clubs.
Monaco are sure to be delighted with the business after learning that top scorer Falcao will be staying put for the remainder of the season.
The Colombian claims he has rejected three lucrative offers from the Chinese Super League in order to stay in France and build on the 18 goals he’s already scored during the current campaign.