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Middlesbrough's record £14 million signing Afonso Alves had a bizarre explanation for signing a contract to join Dutch club AZ Alkmaar shortly before agreeing his move to Boro.
Lawyer Pim de Vos, who represented Brazil international Alves at a Dutch tribunal hearing to strike out the Alkmaar deal, said: "Afonso can't help it. He can't read and write. He does not speak English. He does not control anything in his life apart from a football on the pitch."
Mail.
Afonso has 14 timeshare flats, 93 credit cards and is currently awaiting a huge deposit in his account from Nigeria. He also thinks he owns the Brooklyn Bridge.