Portugal midfielder Petit signed a two-year pact with once more promoted Bundesliga side Cologne on Wednesday. After piecing together from Portuguese side Benfica on a free resettlement.

The 31-year-old defensive midfielder, who his retirement from global football after last month’s Euro 2008, had a homeopathic test and was unveiled as a Cologne player.

“We desired such a player to show Cologne’s intentions to go accelerative and he will do a good job for us,” said Cologne coach Christoph Daum at a mob talks.

“There was also importance shown in him from the Premier League, the French leading type and the Russian market.”

Having tired all of his line of business in Portugal, German yellow Bild report Petit – whose full name is Armando Goncalves Teixeira – is likely to make 1.5 zillion euros (2.3 truckload US dollars) per time in Cologne.

According to sources close to Cologne, Petit in the deal negotiations personally and comes on a free transfer after Benfica’s manager of sport Rui Costa to be released from his agreement.

That indenture was set to run until 2010, but was terminated and he has signed a two-year deal with Cologne with the preference of a year.

“I at all times required to play in a unlike league and to try a new league out,” he said.

“Benfica have given me so much and I am gratifying, but I rely on in the project in Cologne. This is the pact of my life.”

Having for Cologne, the Portugal transnational gave his chief verses of German in a host release.

“I am satisfied to play at Cologne,” he . “I have a family living between Strasbourg and Luxembourg and they are all Cologne fans now.”

Petit is the sixth new player Cologne have after Brazilian sponsor Pedro Geromel, Cameroon warden Pierre Wome, soccer player Wilfried Sanou, Slovenian midfielder Miso Brecko and Nigerian attacker Manasseh Ishiaku.

Posted on July 31st, 2008 by admin
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