Baggies sign Zhang
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CHINESE international striker Zhang Yuning signed for English Premier League side West Bromwich Albion yesterday and was promptly loaned to German Bundesliga outfit Werder Bremen for two years.
The 20-year-old — who has been capped nine times at senior level — is according to the English club an investment for the long-term future.
“The Baggies (West Brom’s nickname) have signed one of the nation’s brightest young football prospects, Zhang Yuning, in a ‘development project’ that they hope could one day see him make a Premier League breakthrough,” read a statement on the club website.
Zhang’s signing is subject to international clearance.
Meanwhile, former Chelsea and England captain John Terry has joined Championship side Aston Villa, the club’s owner said yesterday.
“Welcome JT to Birmingham city...Aston Villa!@AVFCOfficial Announcement shortly!,” Tony Xia posted on Twitter in a sideways dig at the club’s cross-city rival, Birmingham City, which had also sought to sign the 36-year-old center-half.
Terry became a free agent at the weekend after 22 years at Stamford Bridge where he played his entire career in the EPL.
The Birmingham Mail and other papers reported Terry had signed a one-year deal and already flown to Villa’s preseason training camp in the Algarve, Spain, to meet his new teammates.
He made his final appearance for the champion in May, leaving to a guard of honor 26 minutes into the game to correspond with his shirt number.
But, despite interest from West Brom, Stoke City and Bournemouth, he has been persuaded to drop down to England’s second tier by Villa manager Steve Bruce.
Villa is a former European Cup holder which was relegated from the EPL in 2016. Despite spending heavily under Chinese owner Xia, it failed to gain instant promotion and finished a disappointing 13th last season.
Terry joins the side against whom he made his senior debut 19 years ago in a League Cup third-round tie. “Life has come full circle,” he said.
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