Hamburger SV have signed Argentina captain Juan Pablo SorÃn from Villarreal CF for a fee thought to be in the region of €3m. SorÃn is swapping Spain for Germany on a three-year contract and will be asked to fill the gap left by Dutch international Khalid Boulahrouzs move to Chelsea FC.
Hamburg coach Thomas Doll said: "This is a huge signing." The left-sided defender arrives in time for Hamburgs UEFA Champions League Group G campaign, starting at home to Arsenal FC on 13 September. Capped 75 times by Argentina, scoring eleven goals, SorÃn was part of the squad that reached this summers FIFA World Cup quarter-finals.
The 30-year-old was with S.S. Lazio, FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain FC before joining Villarreal in November 2004. He played 41 games for the Primera División outfit. His former clubs also include South American sides CA River Plate and Cruzeiro EC.
He's not quite Dutch!!
Also Neil Mellor signed with Preston in the first division, would have been a quality striker if not for injuries!
Thats a good move by Sorin he'll be playing champions league football. Villarreal aren't even in european comeptition. Shows how much of a fluke last year was for them
MUFCBOY wrote:if tevez and maschereno go 2 westham on loan, then theres a strong word that nifel reo-coker comin 2 man utd
I just read that the Mancs aremore than likely are going to get Reo-Coker in Janurary... should have tried to sign him before Senna or Hargreaves... he is a quality central midfielder
