Monaco release 38-year-old defender Carvalho

IANS

Paris, Aug 10 (IANS) French Ligue 1 football club Monaco will not extend the contract with the 38-year-old central defender Ricardo Carvalho, it has said.

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Former Porto, Real Madrid and Chelsea star Carvalho, 38, won Euro 2016 with Portugal this year, but Monaco are rebuilding the squad and have decided against prolonging his three-year stay there, reports Xinhua.

"Concerning Ricardo Carvalho, we have had talks and agreed there will be no contract extension," Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev said on Tuesday.

"He's been huge for us but the time has come to move on."

--IANS

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