Valencia sign Portugal defender Pereira
Reuters - Thursday 24 May 2012, 17:44
Valencia have signed fiery Portugal international
right-back Joao Pereira from Sporting, the Lisbon club said on Thursday.
Pereira is in Portugal's European Championship squad and has been a regular
starter in defence since Bento took charge of the national team in 2010.
"Sporting reached an agreement with Valencia for the transfer of Joao
Pereira for a set fee of 3.7 million euros and a variable fee of
526,000 euros, depending on whether Valencia participates in the Champions
League group phase or not," Sporting wrote in a statement published by
Portuguese regulator CMVM.
Pereira is a speedy defender who likes to attack and catch opponents
off-balance.