Материал опубликован 4.07.2003

Manchester United is delighted to announce today that it has reached agreement with FC Nantes for the transfer of the registration of Eric Djemba-Djemba for a fee of approximately £3.5m, including associated costs. An additional £0.7m will be paid depending upon appearances. The player has signed a five-year contract with the club. 

Eric Djemba-Djemba said: “This is a very proud moment for me. Ever since I was a teenager it has been my dream to play for Manchester United. If the club is signing me it is because they really believe in me. I am here to learn and to work hard, and I cannot wait for the new season to start.”

Sir Alex Ferguson said: “Eric is a young player we’ve watched throughout the season, and he’s impressed us each time with his understanding of the game. He’s quick, aggressive and a good passer of the ball, and is the kind of athletic footballer we are looking for. In the last few months he has shown his development playing in a very good Cameroon team, and he looks like a Manchester United player in every sense.“

Eric Djemba Djemba Factfile                                 
Position: Midfielder
Born: Douala, Cameroon, May 4, 1981
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 76 kilos

Eric was a product of the FC Nantes youth system, and signed professional forms with the club in the summer of 2000. He played a total of 42 league games for Nantes, scoring one goal, and winning Le Championnat in his first full season of 2000/2001. Eric played in the club’s Champions League campaign, including in the game against Manchester United in February 2002.

Eric made his debut for Cameroon on January 11, 2002 against Tunisia, and a month later earned an African Cup of Nations winners’ medal in Mali. Eric has played 14 times for the Indomitable Lions.
Communications Office, Manchester United PLC
Thursday 3 July 2003

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