BREMEN (German), Jul 24 (AFP): Ivory Coast international Boubacar Sanogo has waved goodbye to Hamburg's boo boys and signed a four-year contract at Werder Bremen, the club announced Tuesday.
The 24-year-old striker endured a torrid year at Hamburg, where he was booed by his own fans, and was courted by both Bremen and Bundesliga champions VfB Stuttgart before he finally signed for Werder in a deal believed to be worth four million euros.
After agreeing terms on Monday, Sanogo trained with his new club Tuesday and is expected to play in the friendly against Paderborn the same night.
Sanogo was bought to replace Miroslav Klose, the top-scorer at last year's World Cup, who was sold to Bayern Munich for a reported figure of 12 million euros this summer.
This is Sanogo's third Bundesliga side having spent a year at both Kaiserslautern, where he scored 10 goals in 24 games, and Hamburg, four goals in 31 games, before signing for Bremen.
The move away from Hamburg will be a relief for Sanogo who suffered at the hands of his own fans for most of last season and admitted the jeers damaged his confidence at the time.
Sanogo signs for Bremen
FE Team | Published: July 25, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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