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Porto sign permanent deal with Brazilian teenager Galeno

Xinhua, May 17, 2017 Adjust font size:

Highly rated Brazilian teenager Galeno has signed with Porto on a permanent deal, the Portuguese club said on Tuesday.

Galeno scored 11 goals in 38 appearances for Porto's B team this season, having arrived on loan from Brazilian outfit Gremio Anapolis.

The 19-year-old will be tied to the club until 2022 with a release clause of 40 million euros, Porto said in a statement on their official website.

Belgian winger Joris Kayembe, 22, has also been promoted to the first-team squad after scoring seven goals in 32 matches for Porto B in 2016-17, the statement said.

Porto are currently second in the Primeira Liga standings, five points behind Benfica with one match remaining in the season. Endit