Al Ahli CEO Ahmed Khalifa Hammad expects Grafite to make a great impact at the club
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VfL-Wolfsburg-c40881 striker Grafite. He admitted that the club’s form has been dismal in the last few seasons but remains confident of a successful
season ahead.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Grafite-c15198 joined the Dubai based club for an undisclosed fee and signed a two-year deal. The player wanted to face a new challenge as he nears the end of a great career. The Brazilian is the second striker to be leaving the German
club in two years after Edin Dzeko left for Manchester City last summer.
Khalifa Hammad admitted that his side’s performances have not been up to the mark and wants the club to improve. He insisted that with Grafite signing for the club, Al Ahli will be a major force and rated the Brazilian a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitalô-c40903
part of the team’s plans in the coming years.
“We haven’t done well in the last few seasons here and we are looking to bring up our team and do much better and Grafite has an important role to play in our plans for the future,” the chief was quoted as saying in an interview.
The CEO voiced his admiration for the Brazilian international and claimed that his experience in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 and with the national team will surely help in taking the club forward. He also stated that the player’s inclusion would enhance
attacking options and hoped that Grafite could make an instant impact.
“He is a well known player, who has been called to the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858 team so he has a great deal of international experience and of course he will be one of the key players at the club. We want to do well and we believe Grafite will help
us improve,” Hammad concluded.
Grafite made 130 appearances for the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wolves-c40952 in his four years at the club and scored 75 goals in the process. He was the highest goal scorer in the league when Wolfsburg won their first Bundesliga title in 2008-09 and was subsequently
awarded the Footballer of the Year in Germany.
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