Overview

• Middlesbrough completed the transfer for an undisclosed fee, reported near $8 million plus add-ons, on a five-and-a-half-year contract.
• The move is Boro’s sixth signing of the summer and follows last year’s US-based addition of Aidan Morris.
• The 23-year-old has nearly 100 MLS appearances after earlier spells with Nîmes and Rodez and drew interest from clubs including PSV and Benfica.
• Malanda said he felt welcomed by Middlesbrough and is excited about what lies ahead after finalizing the agreement.
• Charlotte GM Zoran Krneta said several top clubs bid for the defender and that keeping him through the season suits a team currently seventh in the Eastern Conference.