Sevilla seal Navarro swoop
20 Jun 2008 - 13:17:41
Sevilla have completed the signing of Spain international left-back Fernando Navarro from Real Mallorca.
The 25-year-old, who is currently on international duty at the European Championships, will cost Sevilla around five million euros.
A statement on the club's official website read: "With Navarro, the club will fill a void left by the exit of David Castedo and the tragic death of Antonio Puerta.
"Throughout the campaign, this area has given coach Manolo Jimenez more than the one headache, but he is finally going to a have a man who offers true guarantees."
Twenty-five-year-old Navarro started his club career with Barcelona, but a serious knee injury put paid to his chances of becoming a first-team regular at the Camp Nou.
Following a loan spell at Albacete he moved to Mallorca in 2005 and sealed a permanent switch with an impressive first campaign for the Islanders.
