Von Schlebrügge joins Anderlecht
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
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Belgian high-fliers RSC Anderlecht are to sign Sweden defender Max Von Schlebrügge while allowing Turkey forward Serhat Akin to join 1. FC Köln in Germany.
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International class
The 29-year-old, who has spent the past five years at Hammarby, will sign a three-and-a-half year contract once he completes a medical in Brussels. Von Schlebrügge has recently returned to the Sweden set-up after winning the first of his five caps back in 2003. He was part of his country's tour of South America, playing in last Thursday's 2-1 defeat in Ecuador.
New start
Serhat, 25, arrived at Anderlecht in summer 2005 from Fenerbahçe SK and promptly struck ten goals in 21 league starts. However, he has featured just seven times without scoring this term and will hope to reignite his career in the 2. Bundesliga with Köln. Anderlecht are out of Europe after finishing bottom of their UEFA Champions League group but are riding high in Belgium, sitting one point and one place behind leaders KRC Genk.
