footyfan1
18 Apr 2005, 06:52 PM
Borussia Dortmund have completed the permanent signing of Eby Smolarek from Feyenoord.
The 24-year-old Pole moved to Dortmund on loan in December and has won many admirers in the Bundesliga in the last four months.
Despite being mired in financial trouble, Borussia made it clear they wanted to keep the Pole and a deal was struck with Feyenoord over the weekend.
Smolarek has penned a four-year contract and is delighted to be staying in Germany.
"I am delighted with this transfer," he told Feyenoord's website. "I am very happy here in Dortmund.
"I never expected I would get used to life in another country so quickly. The players have accepted me in their social life.
"At Feyenoord, there was no future for me. The coach had chosen someone else - I accepted that.
"Of course it's difficult, because I grew up at Varkenoord (the accommodation of the Feyenoord youth academy). But I didn't want to stop my own development. This is the best solution."
The 24-year-old Pole moved to Dortmund on loan in December and has won many admirers in the Bundesliga in the last four months.
Despite being mired in financial trouble, Borussia made it clear they wanted to keep the Pole and a deal was struck with Feyenoord over the weekend.
Smolarek has penned a four-year contract and is delighted to be staying in Germany.
"I am delighted with this transfer," he told Feyenoord's website. "I am very happy here in Dortmund.
"I never expected I would get used to life in another country so quickly. The players have accepted me in their social life.
"At Feyenoord, there was no future for me. The coach had chosen someone else - I accepted that.
"Of course it's difficult, because I grew up at Varkenoord (the accommodation of the Feyenoord youth academy). But I didn't want to stop my own development. This is the best solution."