Wolves announced Thursday they have signed Ivory Coast defender Emmanuel Agbadou from Reims for a reported fee of £16.6 million ($20.3 million) — the first arrival under new manager Vitor Pereira.
The 27-year-old centre-back has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal at Molineux, with the option of an extra 12 months.
Agbadou started his professional career with Monastir in Tunisia and had a spell at Eupen in the Belgian Pro League before moving to Reims.
He has spent the past two-and-a-half seasons playing for the Ligue 1 side and captained the team this season.
Agbadou said he was looking forward to making his debut at a “historic club”.
“I’m a player who likes to play football, I’m strong also, and I’m a leader in the defence,” he said.
“I think I can use this leadership for this team, and the coach told me about that also, it’s for that I’m here, so I…
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