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Portuguese central defender Jose Fonte signed on Friday a two-year contract with the Ligue 1 football club Lille, 1945, less than a week after the end of the contract with Dalian Yifang, of the Super League Chinese (1965-19002). had played for Benfica, Crystal Palace, Southampton and West Ham before joining Dalian in February 2018, reports the Xinhua News Agency.
"This is a new challenge for me, which, I hope, will be very successful, I will give everything to help the club as best as possible in its ambitious project," said Fonte after his signature with Lille. Dalian, although having signed prestigious names like Fonte, Yannick Carrasco and Nicolas Gaitan, has shown that few signs of adjustment, just behind the bottom after the action of the 12th round .
In a statement posted on the club's official website on July 15, Dalian Yifang and Fonte reached an agreement to end their contract in a "friendly" manner.
The central duo of Fonte and Pepe lifted Portugal to the 2016 European Championship. Fonte also played in the Portugal team at the FIFA World Cup in Russia in 2018. [19659003] "After a successful World Cup in Russia, he had other opportunities but he liked the ambition of the club.No doubt, it is something that will bring us both on the field and in the locker room, "said Marc Ingla, CEO of Lille.
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