Sanogo swaps Hamburg for Bremen
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
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Werder Bremen have signed 24-year-old Ivory Coast striker Boubacar Sanogo, who will move to the Weserstadion from Hamburger SV on a four-year contract.
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Werder Bremen have signed striker Boubacar Sanogo from northern rivals Hamburger SV on a four-year contract.
Undisclosed fee
The 24-year-old, who comes from Ivory Coast, has agreed a four-year contract at the German club with an undisclosed fee having changed hands between the two clubs. He will line up alongside new Brazilian striker Carlos Alberto, who has been bought to fill the gap left by Miroslav Klose's departure for FC Bayern München. Sanogo moved to Germany two years ago after impressing in Saudi Arabia with Al-Ain. He scored ten league goals in 24 games in his first season at 1. FC Kaiserslautern and then struck four times in 31 league games for Hamburg in 2006/07. Sanogo's new club finished last season third in the Bundesliga and will enter the UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round.
