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Porto sign midfielder Giannelli Imbula from Marseille

Gianelli Imbula played 38 times for Marseille last season
Image: Gianelli Imbula: Played 38 times for Marseille last season

Porto have signed Marseille midfielder Giannelli Imbula on a five-year-deal for an undisclosed fee, the Portuguese club announced on Wednesday.

The deal is thought to make the Belgian-born France international Porto's second highest ever signing after Brazilian striker Hulk's 22million euro arrival in 2008.

And it comes hours after the sale of Porto's Colombian striker Jackson Martinez to Atletico Madrid.

For Marseille, Imbula is the latest key player to quit the Velodrome since the south coast club's fourth-place finish last season.

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