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Steed
Malbranque
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Fulham, Premiership new boys, have agreed a
deal with Lyon to sign highly-rated midfielder Steed Malbranque.
The 21-year-old midfielder recently revealed that he had received an offer
from Fulham, but that he preferably wanted to stay with Lyon if he could
play regular first team football.
Malbranque, who found himself on the sidelines for most of last season also
admitted that if he could not be guaranteed regular action in Le Championnat
he would consider a move to Craven Cottage.
The player has a clause in his contract which allows him to leave if a team
pays a fee of £4.5 million for him and Fulham have reached a deal
with the French side.Cottagers boss Jean Tigana is a long-term admirer of
the French youth international and the move seems to be very close to being
finalized.
Fulham know all about the talents of Malbranque as Tigana's assistant Christian
Damiano coached the player for the French Under-18 team.
Malbranque is expected to travel to London to discuss terms with Fulham
officials and undergo a routine medical before signing for the West London
outfit.
Should he complete his move to Craven Cottage he will become Tigana's third
new signing of the summer following the arrivals of Luis Boa Morte from
Southampton and Abdeslam Ouaddou from Nancy and end Tigana's search for
a major signing.
| D.O.B. |
06 Jan 1980 |
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Height |
5' 8 |
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France |
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Weight |
11st 7 |
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Malbranque is an exciting
prospect both for Fulham and France and is already earning in the
region of £30,000 per month despite his young age.
Became a regular during the 1998-99 season but only scored his first
goal for the club late in 1999 against Rennes. A France international
in youth categories, he has twice won the French championship at under-15
level (1994, 1995), the French Cup in the Olympique Lyon under-17
side and the amateur French championship with the reserves in 1998.
He was also a part of the France side that finished as runners-up
in the 1996 Under-16 European Championship.
(source: onefootball} |
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Source planetfootball by Peter O`Rourke