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douglas11 · 31-10-2008, 01:25 PM

Drenthe Deal, Done and Dusted!

Dutch superstar joins Newcastle United for a fee of 5.1 million pounds

Drenthe has arrived at St James' Park from Spanish giants - Real Madrid for a fee that is believed to be 5.1 million pounds. Netherlands Under 21 international Drenthe has agreed a deal with Newcastle to boost Ketsbaia's attacking options down the left hand side.

He impressed for Madrid last season, and scoring 2 goals in 19 appearances for the La Liga Champions last season.

Magpies boss Ketsbaia had been hoping to add to his squad before the transfer window closes in a month time, with Drenthe, the second player to join the club following the capture of Craig Bellamy.

The Dutch superstar have told us why he decided to join the Magpies after having a successful season last year.

He said

"I believe I have made a good move joining Newcastle. I don't want to stay in Madrid sitting on the bench watching the likes of Marcelo doing wonders down the left hand side"

"I want to play, I don't want to look back on my career when I retired and say "I played for Madrid and won a lot of trophies but never had a chance to play 30 games per season" that is not what I want"

"I love playing football and I am sure I will play in Newcastle regularly"

The Dutch superstar will travel to Germany to meet up with the other players to join up with them for the game against Stuttgart.

31-10-2008, 01:25 PM	#57 (permalink)
douglas11 Rookie Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 264	Drenthe Deal, Done and Dusted! Dutch superstar joins Newcastle United for a fee of 5.1 million pounds Drenthe has arrived at St James' Park from Spanish giants - Real Madrid for a fee that is believed to be 5.1 million pounds. Netherlands Under 21 international Drenthe has agreed a deal with Newcastle to boost Ketsbaia's attacking options down the left hand side. He impressed for Madrid last season, and scoring 2 goals in 19 appearances for the La Liga Champions last season. Magpies boss Ketsbaia had been hoping to add to his squad before the transfer window closes in a month time, with Drenthe, the second player to join the club following the capture of Craig Bellamy. The Dutch superstar have told us why he decided to join the Magpies after having a successful season last year. He said "I believe I have made a good move joining Newcastle. I don't want to stay in Madrid sitting on the bench watching the likes of Marcelo doing wonders down the left hand side" "I want to play, I don't want to look back on my career when I retired and say "I played for Madrid and won a lot of trophies but never had a chance to play 30 games per season" that is not what I want" "I love playing football and I am sure I will play in Newcastle regularly" The Dutch superstar will travel to Germany to meet up with the other players to join up with them for the game against Stuttgart. __________________ Last edited by douglas11; 10-11-2008 at 12:09 PM..