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Leeds have signed Rodrigo de Valencia for a club record fee.
The forward has signed a four-year deal at Elland Road and it has reportedly cost Leeds around £ 30 million (€ 34 million).
The 29-year-old moves into the club ahead of his return to the Premier League next month.
“I am very excited and very happy to join the club in this important season for all of us,” he said on the club’s Twitter account.
“It is a new step in my career and I want to help the team achieve the objectives of the season.
“Leeds have been working on this agreement with Valencia for two weeks, we knew that Valencia has some problems now because we did not win the Champions League. From the first time Victor (Orta, football director) spoke to me, I knew he wanted this new challenge with Leeds.
“I will work with one of the best coaches (Marcelo Bielsa) in football, he has done important things in different clubs and I am excited to learn.”
Rodrigo spent time at Celta de Vigo and Real Madrid when he was young before moving to Benfica.
He scored 27 goals in 67 games and was a losing finalist in the Europa League in 2013 and 2014 before joining Valencia.
In his six seasons with Valencia, Rodrigo scored 59 goals in 220 appearances and won the Copa del Rey in 2019.
He previously spent the 2010-11 season on loan at Bolton, making 21 appearances and scoring once.
Rodrigo was born in Brazil but is international with Spain and has played 22 times, scoring eight goals.
He scored 10 goals for his club and his country in 38 games last season, including the winner in Valencia’s 1-0 Champions League victory against Chelsea in September.
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