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Rio De Janeiro - Brazilian midfielder Elkeson is set to join China’s Super League football club Guangzhou Evergrande after being released by Rio de Janeiro club Botafogo.
The 23-year-old, who was released by the club Tuesday, will travel to China, Jan 4, to meet coach Marcelo Lippi and undergo a routine medical examination, Xinhua reports.
The Chinese club is understood to have reached an agreement to pay Botafogo six million euros for the highly rated playmaker.
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Elkeson has made 92 first-team appearances and scored 26 goals for Botafogo since joining the club at the beginning of last year.
In May it was reported he had attracted interests from Italian Serie A giants Juventus and Spain’s Atletico Madrid.
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