Source: Team_Talk
Eduardo secures £6m Shakhtar switch
Eduardo's ill-fated spell at Arsenal has been brought to a close after he completed his £6million move to Shakhtar Donetsk on a four-year deal.[LNB] The Brazilian-born Croatia striker, 27, has signed up until the summer of 2014 with the big-spending Ukrainian club.[LNB]"FC Shakhtar have signed Eduardo Da Silva from Arsenal. All the details have been agreed at Donbas Arena in Donetsk," read a statement on the official Shakhtar Donetsk website.[LNB]Eduardo joined Arsenal in 2007 but just as he was showing signs that he was adjusting to the Premier League, he suffered a horrendous broken leg and dislocated ankle at Birmingham.[LNB]The severity of the injury shocked Eduardo's team-mates and has since been blamed by some for the Gunners' inability to maintain their title challenge in the second half of the 2007-08 season.[LNB]The 27-year-old made his comeback in February 2009, almost exactly a year after the controversial challenge by Martin Taylor.[LNB]However, there were concerns that the psychological scars from the tackle have had a negative impact on his game and Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has allowed him to leave.[LNB]Shakhtar's Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu said: "We wanted to buy Eduardo before he moved to Arsenal.[LNB]"Not everything went his way last season, but he is still a player of very high quality, a real marksman.[LNB]"Yes, he had a serious injury, we are aware of the risk, but at the same time we realise he can give a lot to Shakhtar. We expect a lot from Eduardo."
