West Brom sign Zoltan Gera

02 August 2011 15:56
West Brom have confirmed they have signed midfielder Zoltan Gera on a two-year contract after his contract at Fulham expired.[LNB]Gera agreed in principle to rejoin West Brom last month but the transfer was not completed until Tuesday as he needed to prove his fitness after ankle surgery.[LNB]The Hungarian midfielder returns to the club he spent four years at from 2004 to 2008.[LNB] Gearing up: West Brom are building their squad for the new season[LNB] Reunited: Zoltan Gera is back at his former club working for one of his former managers[LNB]The move also sees Gera reunited with Roy Hodgson, who he worked under while at Fulham.[LNB]'Having decided not to renew his contract at Fulham, Zoltan has come back to the club where he started his career in England,' said Hodgson.[LNB]'The last time he played at West Bromwich Albion he was a very popular figure with everyone at the club, not least of all the fans.[LNB]'I of course know him well and admired him in the two years we worked together at Fulham, where he was an integral part of the team that did well during those years.[LNB]'I think it is a massive coup for the club that we have been able to persuade him to come back to West Brom despite the many other offers he had, because he is a player that is widely appreciated in the Premier League and abroad.[LNB]'I think it is an excellent signing and he is a player I hope will do as well in the coming seasons as he has done in the past seasons with West Brom and Fulham.[LNB]'In Zoltan Gera we've acquired not only a first-class player but a first-class person and we think that's also important to the way we want the club to move forward.'[LNB] CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TO OUR FREE FATNASY FOOTBALL GAMEIt was my decision to leave Fulham, says imminent Baggies arrival GeraAll the latest West Brom news, features and opinionAll the latest Fulham news, features and opinion[LNB]

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