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Hammers to unveil Freddie

23 Jul 2007 - 10:57:52

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Reports suggest that West Ham United have snapped up Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg and will unveil the Sweden international at a press conference on Monday afternoon.

It had appeared that the 30-year-old, who was linked with Fiorentina earlier this summer, would be staying at the Emirates Stadium.

Only last week Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had said: "I expect him (Ljungberg) to be here (at the start of the campaign) because he has not left yet.

"So that is 90 per cent yes. The Freddie case is a bit different than it was for Thierry Henry, if he had wanted to go we would have let him go. But I am happy that he stays."

Ljungberg still had two years remaining on his Arsenal contract but struggled with injury for most of last season.

He joined the Gunners for £3million from Halmstads in 1998 and made over 300 appearances for the club, scoring 72 goals.