August 19th, 2007
French Ligue 1 champion Lyon reported to sign Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen. Lyon ready to move Gudjohnsen with a £7 million cost. Lyon plans Gudjohnsen as a replacement for their Brazilian striker Fred.
Eidur Gudjohnsen 29-year-old is the captain of the Iceland national team and is often referred to as the greatest Icelandic player who is currently still in the game.
English Premiership club West Ham United also reported linked with Eidur Gudjohnsen.
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July 6th, 2007
French Ligue 1 club Olympique Marseille announced that Liverpool midfielder Boudewijn Zenden will join the club for free transfer and will sign two years contract. Zenden contract in Liverpool expires last season and it seems that Rafael Benitez dont want to hold Zenden in Anfield anymore.
Marseille, the 1993 European champions, needed a forward after France’s Franck Ribery left them for Bayern Munich. Zenden is their second major signing after Algeria midfielder Karim Ziani, formerly with Ligue 1 rivals Sochaux.
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June 17th, 2007
French Ligue 1 champion confirmed the sign of Lille duo Mathieu Bodmer and Kader Keita. “Kader Keita cost 18 million euro including two million of profit-sharing, while Mathieu Bodmer cost 6.5 million euro, both of them will stay in Lyon for four-year contracts” said Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas.
Ivorian Kader Keita 25-year-old plays as an attacking midfielder position while Mathieu Bodmer 24-year-old plays as a central midfielder.
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June 14th, 2007
French Ligue 1 club Auxerre announced that they just sign Brazilian defender Marcos Antonio for four-year contract. “French Ligue 1 is the league I wanted to play in,” said Marcos Antonio 23-year-old. Auxerre coachJean Fernandez also happy with Antonio sign: “We were looking for a pure defender and we got it in Antonio”.
Marcos Antonio previously play for Portugal Primeira Divisão club UD Leiria.
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