Who is Vanderson, Monaco’s first winter recruit
AS Monaco confirmed the signing of Brazilian Vanderson on Saturday. The 20-year-old side has committed for five years with the Ligue 1 club shared a transfer fee of one million euros paid to Gremio.
Monaco may no longer have a coach after the ouster of Niko Kovac and awaiting the arrival of Philippe Clément, the Principality’s club is holding its first recruit in the winter transfer window. As announced by RMC Sport a few days ago, the Brazilian Vanderson de Oliveira Campos, said Vanderson, started this Saturday with the current sixth in Ligue 1.
The 20-year-old right-back is leaving his training club Gremio Porto Alegre in exchange for compensation of eleven million euros according to information from RMC Sport and has signed a five-year contract with ASM.
“I am very happy to join AS Monaco, a historic club in the French championship with an important European dimension. It is also a club in which many Brazilians have shone, welcoming the Monegasque side in a released press release. the Monaco site. I am very happy to have this opportunity to be part of a very beautiful project. I thank the club for the confidence they have placed in me and the Gremio for having accompanied me so far. I am determined to work to integrate myself as quickly as possible and bring my qualities to the group. “
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A big season in Brazil
Just launched in December 2020, Vanderson quickly established himself among Gremio executives. Undisputed holder during the 2020-2021 season, the international Auriverde U20 has appeared 52 times with the Porto Alegre team. The arrival of the young defender comes to meet the expectations of the management of the ASM. The Rocher club had set out in search of a promising young player for this position in order to prepare for the future.
“We are very happy to welcome Vanderson to AS Monaco. He is a very dynamic and forward-looking defender, generous in his effort, able to bring his technical qualities to the opposing half of the field and to to be decisive, has chosen sporting director Paul Mitchell. Vanderson is a talented and choice young player who has made Monaco despite the interest of several top clubs. We are convinced that he will find the environment here. ideal for allowing you to fully express your potential while accumulating added value in a competitive group. “
A competitor for Sidibé and Aguilar
By recruiting Vanderson, Monaco hopes to have unearthed a little nugget capable of acclimating quickly to Ligue 1. In the Principality, the Brazilian will find himself in competition with the international tricolors Djibril Sidibé and Ruben Aguilar.
If the former Montpellier is under contract until 2024, the 2018 world champion will be free next June. Negotiations for an extension of Djibril Sidibé have not yet been concluded, the management of AS Monaco therefore preferred to anticipate a possible departure with the recruitment of Vanderson. The Brazilian side will not however be qualified for the trip from Monaco to Rouen on Sunday, to face Quevilly-Rouen in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France.