Russia’s 2008 UEFA Cup winners Zenit Saint-Petersburg signed experienced Portuguese international defender Bruno Alves for 22 million euros from Portuguese champions FC Porto on Tuesday.
The 28-year-old – capped 35 times and an ever present at the World Cup finals where Portugal exited in the second round – is yet to sign his contract as he has to undergo a medical.
Alves, who has had loan spells with Farense, Vitoria Guimaraes and Greek giants AEK Athens, won four successive league titles with Porto and was named Portuguese player of the year in the 2008/09 season.
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