Andrade makes Le Mans move

Defender joins from Porto

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Andrade makes Le Mans move

Andrade: Le Mans switch

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Le Mans have snapped up defender Joao Paulo Andrade from Porto on a three-year contract.

The former Portugal Under 21 international has been with Porto for the past three years but has been unable to make much of an impact.

He was loaned out to Romania for a year-long spell with Rapid Bucharest last season.

Andrade is now looking forward to the challenge ahead of him at Le Mans, although he needs to work on his fitness first.

"I haven't been able to train with FC Porto so I'm behind those players who have already been working here for a month," he told the French club's official website.

"I won't be operational for a couple of weeks so my aim for the coming days is to work hard to catch up."

Le Mans had been in the market for a full-back after Paulo Andre returned to his native Brazil earlier in the summer.

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