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Saudi side unveil the wrong Bastos in transfer reveal mix-up

Saudi side Al-Ain appear to have confused Angola defender Bastos for former Brazil wideman Michel Bastos in their attempt to unveil the former as a new signing on Friday.

The African centre-back was recruited by the newly promoted side from Lazio for a fee understood to be in the region of €800,000 earlier this week.

However, in their haste to unveil their newest recruit—full name Bartolomeu Jacinto Quissanga—Al-Ain published a Twitter graphic welcoming ‘Michel Bastos’ to the Saudi club.

How has no one told @alain_ksa yet that they’ve signed Angola ud83cudde6ud83cuddf4 defender Bastos, and not former Brazil ud83cudde7ud83cuddf7 wideman Michel Bastos?