The Nigerian international, Shola Ameobi has completed deal
with Crystal Palace on a free transfer. Ameobi signed a short-term deal with
Crystal Palace until the end of the season and was a free agent after leaving
Turkish side Gaziantep last month.
"I'm very excited to be here, I wanted to get back in the
Premier League and having worked with the manager before it's been great to
come back and hopefully help us avoid the relegation battle," he said.
"I had a couple of other clubs interested but I think my
relationship with Alan [Pardew] and how much I enjoyed working with him was one
of the big factor in my decision. He instils confidence in players and he
always seems to get the best out of them, certainly he did that at Newcastle
and hopefully he can do that for me and the rest of the lads here.”
The 33-year-old is best known for his time with Newcastle
United, where he spent 14 years after breaking into the first-team from their
academy. In nearly a decade and a half on Tyneside he appeared 397 times for
the Magpies, finding the back of the net 79 times, winning the Championship in
2009/10 and representing the club in the UEFA Champions League.
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Congratulations
ReplyDeleteCongrats to him.
ReplyDeleteOne guy that refused to play for his country
ReplyDeleteCongratulations
ReplyDeleteDo u blame this guy for not playin for naija
ReplyDeleteHe rocks
ReplyDeleteGood for him
ReplyDeleteCongratulations
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