West Bromwich Albion sign Shane Long from Reading

10 August 2011 13:35
2:35PM BST 10 Aug 2011[LNB]Comments[LNB] Long has moved to The Hawthorns for an undisclosed fee believed to be an initial £4.5 million and rising to what would be a club record £6.5m. [LNB]The 24-year-old Republic of Ireland international - in action for his country tonight against visiting Croatia - is Hodgson's sixth signing of the summer. [LNB]Long has signed a three-year contract with an option for a further 12 months. [LNB]Hodgson said: "Many other clubs have shown an interest in Shane and it is great that we have managed to acquire his services. [LNB]"With the signing of Shane, our squad is looking close to being complete."[LNB]Related Articles

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