Monaco have completed the signing of Fabio Coentrao on a season-long loan from Real Madrid.
The transfer was confirmed by Real Madrid's official Twitter account on Wednesday. After a spell on the fringes of the Los Blancos squad, Coentrao will be desperate to get some first-team football under his belt in his new French-league setting:
Real Madrid C. F. and AS Monaco have agreed the loan of the player Fábio Coentrão until June 30, 2016. pic.twitter.com/0t8IY8TmlL
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) August 26, 2015
Here’s a look at the kind of qualities the Portuguese will bring to manager Leonardo Jardim's side:
Coentrao arrived at Real Madrid from Benfica in 2011 as one of the most highly rated full-backs on the continent.