French champions AS Monaco have added another highly rated wonderkid, who was reportedly being chased by Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola, to their talented squad.
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Monaco announced the signing of Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans from Anderlecht on a five-year contact on Wednesday night.
The 20-year-old was also linked with Manchester United and City, but completed his move to Monaco for a reported fee of €25 million (R364 million) this week.
"I am thrilled to be a part of this team next year," Tielemans said via Monaco's official website.
"Monaco are a club with an ambitious project and have a reputation for developing youngsters.
"I have spoken a lot with Yannick Carrasco about Monaco while we were with the national team.
"I am very happy to be here. I am going to do everything within my powers to pay back Monaco for the faith shown in me."
Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev expressed his excitement at signing one of Europe's most sought after talents.
"Youri won the Belgian championship and was voted the best player," he said.
"He was courted by very big clubs but it is Monaco with whom he chose to make progress.
"We are very happy because it proves the increasing attractiveness of our project. His arrival is in line with our strategy of recruiting talented young players.
"This strategy, which allowed us to win the French title and get to the last four in Europe, is bearing fruit."
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Despite his young age, Tielemans made a massive 185 appearances for Anderlecht, scoring 35 goals and assisting another 31 strikes.
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