Gabbage
19 Aug 2004, 03:58 AM
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Romanian player pays his own transfer fee
BUCHAREST, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Romanian midfielder Marian Aliuta has paid his own transfer fee to move from Steaua Bucharest to Rapid Bucharest.
Aliuta, who has played for Steaua for three years, handed $150,000 to the club's owner Gigi Becali to buy out his contract then signed a three-year deal with city rivals Rapid.
Aliuta, whose wage of $135,000 per year was the highest in Romanian soccer, said he would earn $90,000 at his new club.
"It was a good move for me because I believe Rapid will offer me a better chance of showing my true qualities," Aliuta, 26, told Reuters adding that the separation was amicable.
http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,14546,-4433975,00.html
Romanian player pays his own transfer fee
BUCHAREST, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Romanian midfielder Marian Aliuta has paid his own transfer fee to move from Steaua Bucharest to Rapid Bucharest.
Aliuta, who has played for Steaua for three years, handed $150,000 to the club's owner Gigi Becali to buy out his contract then signed a three-year deal with city rivals Rapid.
Aliuta, whose wage of $135,000 per year was the highest in Romanian soccer, said he would earn $90,000 at his new club.
"It was a good move for me because I believe Rapid will offer me a better chance of showing my true qualities," Aliuta, 26, told Reuters adding that the separation was amicable.
http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,14546,-4433975,00.html