Deep Dive: Caio Alexandre Share this story Photo by Bruna Prado/Getty Images The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed Brazilian box-to-box midfielder Caio Alexandre from Botafogo. the reported $4.4 million fee is the second highest the club has ever paid. By all accounts Alexandre is pretty good but it’s a move that creates a lot interesting questions about the direction this Whitecaps team is headed. So let’s dive into what he brings to the team. Career Summary: Alexandre, 22, broke through in the Botafogo senior team last season. He quickly established himself as one of the club’s top players, playing 40 games in all competitions and chipped in with four goals. Despite this, Botafogo look destined for relegation; Which is probably the reason he was available to the Whitecaps at all.