Official: Jens Lehmann join Arsenal

Arsenal officially recruited the veteran goalie, Jens Lehmann with short-term cotract up to the end of the season 2010-2011.

The goalkeeper who had just retired since 2010 will directly be joining Arsenal on this weekend, facing West Bromwich.

Arsenal is in need of a goalkeeper as a backup for Manuel Almunia because the other two senior goalkeepers, Fabianski and Szcesny will not be playing until the end of the season.

“Lehmann have been training with us and he will sign a contract for a duration up to the end of the season,” said by Arsene Wenger as in written in the Sky Sports.

“We do not have a backup goalkeeper in English Premier League, so I bring Lehmann back to Arsenal.”

Lehmann retired after playing for 2 years in Vfb Stuttgart. The ex-goalie of Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan left Arsenal in 2008 after his contract finished and he was not as fit as Manuel Almunia that moment.

Source: www.bola.net

Chelsea is successful in getting the " New Kaka' "

The Brazilian club, Sao Paulo finally claimed that they have meet to an agreement with Chelsea about the new young star, Lucas Piazon. He is heading to London in the coming 2012.

The 17 years old player who’s called as the “ New Kaka’ “, will be joining Chelsea after he turn to 18 years old with a transfer amount of 7,5 million euro. 80 % of the transfer money will be receive by Sao Paulo, while the rest is shared to the agents and the family of Lucas.

Previously, Juventus had been interested to recruit him in the beginning of the season, but they didn’t meet to an agreement. The vice-president of Sao Paulo, Carlos Augusto de Barros said that the agreement with Chelsea will help them financially to recruit Luis Fabiano from Sevilla F.C.

“This is a big transfer,” said Barros to the Sky Sport.

“The transfer amount of Lucas Piazon is similarly close to the transfer amount of Luis Fabiano.”

“Lucas almost join with Juventus in the beginning of the season, but now everybody knows where will his destination be.”

Lucas flew to London in the beginning of this month for medical test. However, he have not sign the contract with Chelsea yet.

Source: www.bola.net