Premier League: Ex-Reds ace to sign for Galatasaray today
Published Date:
05 July 2008
Former Liverpool winger Harry Kewell is set to sign a three-year deal with Turkish club Galatasaray today.
The 29-year-old striker arrived in Istanbul last night as a free agent, having left Liverpool.
He was reported to be heading to Celtic, Italy`s Roma or Portsmouth, but Galatasaray swooped first.
"I'm ecstatic, I'm thrilled to bits and looking forward to the new challenge," Kewell told www.galatasaray.org. "I can't wait to join the team and get going.
"There's a lot of talk about the Turkish league, it's coming up in the world.
"The national team has done well in the last couple of international tournaments and there's a lot of young talent here.
"It's different and that's what I'm looking forward to - the new challenge."
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05 July 2008 9:32 AM
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