Ex-Chelsea Chief Emenalo Convinces Barca Wonderkid To Join Monaco Ahead Of Arsenal

Published: July 02, 2018

French Ligue 1 club Monaco have won the race for the signature of highly-rated Barcelona youth-teamer Robert Navarro.

Monaco have informed via their official website that Navarro has joined the club on undisclosed terms.

It was claimed that the attacking midfielder was on the wishlist of Premier League duo Manchester City and Arsenal in the summer transfer window, but former Chelsea chief Michael Emenalo convinced him to join Monaco.

Emenalo has overseen the arrivals of three talented 16-year-olds - Tiago Ribeiro (Porto), Eliot Matazo (Anderlecht) and Willem Geubbels (Lyon) - to Monaco in the ongoing transfer window.

The former Nigeria international also played a key role in the transfer of Pietro Pellegri, who was 16 when he signed for Monaco from Genoa in the January transfer window.

Monaco appointed Michael Emenalo to the role of Sporting Director in November 2017 after ten years of hard work at Chelsea.

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