Paris July 25 (IANS) Ligue 1 club Monaco have announced that they have signed defensive midfielder Jean-Eudes Aholou from Strasbourg for five seasons until June 2023.

"I am very happy to join Monaco. This is a great team that everyone knows in France and Europe and an ambitious club that wants to win titles. It s the sports project that attracted me here. I will give everything to bring the maximum to the group " Aholou said on Tuesday reports Xinhua news agency.

Aholou 24 came up through the Lille system and scored 5 goals in 35 Ligue 1 games last season after being crowned Ligue 2 champion in 2017 with Strasbourg. Born in Abidjan he had two caps with Cote d Ivoire.

"We are very pleased with Aholou s signing at Monaco which is expanding the midfield. He showed a lot of qualities last season and we want to allow him to fully express his potential within our project " commented Monaco s Vice President Vadim Vasilyev.

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