ian ▁footballer ▁who ▁plays ▁for ▁A vis pa ▁Fu ku oka ▁as ▁a ▁stri ker . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁& ▁Break through ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 0 8 ) ▁ ▁T ú lio ▁de ▁Mel o ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁Atl ético ▁Mine iro , ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Europe ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁join ▁Dan ish ▁top - fl ight ▁team ▁A al borg ▁B K ▁on ▁loan . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁signed ▁a ▁three - year ▁contract ▁with ▁French ▁club ▁Le ▁Mans , ▁where ▁he ▁gained ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁powerful ▁stri ker ▁with ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁lo b ▁keep ers ▁of ▁international ▁class ▁from ▁range . ▁His ▁impress ive ▁performances ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁season ▁( 1 0 ▁goals ▁in ▁ 1 9 ▁matches ) ▁caused ▁interest ▁from ▁higher ▁level ▁teams , ▁namely ▁Serie ▁A ▁clubs ▁Pal ermo ▁and ▁Par ma . ▁His ▁name ▁later ▁caused ▁controvers y ▁between ▁these ▁teams ▁as ▁it ▁appeared ▁he ▁actually ▁signed ▁contract s ▁with ▁both ▁clubs , ▁but ▁eventually ▁it ▁was ▁Pal ermo ▁who ▁final ized ▁his ▁signing . ▁Pal ermo ▁paid ▁the ▁agent ▁" SC M G ▁Sport ▁Cons ult ing ▁& ▁Management ▁G mb h " ▁€ 3 . 8 ▁million ▁to ▁sign ▁his ▁out right . ▁ ▁Pal ermo / France ▁ ▁T ú lio ▁de ▁Mel o ▁joined ▁the ▁Ros an ero ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8