Wolfsburg sign defender William

Berlin June 16 (IANS) VfL Wolfsburg reinforced their defence ahead of the 2017-18 football season with the signing of William de Asevedo Furtado from Brazilian second division football club Sport Club Internacional.

The 22-year-old defender on Thursday inked a five-year deal which keeps him with the Bundesliga side until June 2022 reports Xinhua news agency

We have intensively scouted William over a long period of time. He is a young player with a lot of potential. We are happy that we were able to bind him on a long-term deal Wolfsburg s sporting director Olaf Rebbe said in a statement.

William started his professional career at Internacional where he made 60 appearances since his senior debut in March 2015. The right-back helped Brazil to clinch the gold medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

I am looking forward to Wolfsburg. It is a very well known club in Brazil. Many players like Grafite Josue Diego or Naldo were very successful with Wolfsburg the new arrival told the club s official home page.

William is the third summer transfer for the Wolves after John Anthony Brooks and Marvin Stefaniak.

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