Marseille sign Brazilian teen Luis Henrique from Botafogo
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Marseille, Sept 25, 2020 (AFP) - Marseille announced the signing of 18-year-old Brazilian attacker Luis Henrique from Botafogo on Friday in a deal reportedly worth up to €12 million ($14 million).
Coach Andre Villas-Boas called the teenager a "pure talent" he intends to refine while sporting director Pablo Longoria said Henrique was a "player of great talent and of the future".
He is believed to have penned a five-year contract and becomes Marseille's fourth recruit of the transfer window after Pape Gueye, Leonardi Balerdi and Yuto Nagatomo.