Jermaine Pennant signs a permanent deal with Stoke City
Jermaine Pennant has signed a long term contract at Stoke City after the player performed well above expectations this season. He was initially loaned by Real Zaragoza, however, following a number of noteworthy performances, Stoke
decided to leave no exit options open. The loan deal was just a prelude to the permanent move that Pennant has now secured. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jermaine-Pennant-c18364’s finest moment in English football came way back in 2007 when Liverpool made it to the UEFA Champions League final.
The winger started for the Reds in Athens against A.C Milan as Liverpool eventually lost the match to the Italian giants.
After having an unsuccessful time at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809, the winger parted ways with the Merseyside club to join Real Zaragoza in the Spanish League. In Spanish football, Pennant again struggled to impress as his technique and touch lacked
the sufficient quality to become a hit with the Zaragoza fans. Stoke City gave Pennant a way out of the Spanish league in the summer, after the World Cup had concluded in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tony-c35440 Pulis had initially signed the Englishman on a short term loan deal
but the deal was signed with an option of making Jermaine’s move to Stoke permanent over the course of the 2010-2011 season. The winger has performed adequately thus far in the English Premier League for Stoke City as he has linked up well with the likes of
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricardo-Fuller-c30989; Stoke City’s two main target men.
Stoke City secured a deal with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-Zaragoza-c40344 recently, the contract which was signed between Pennant and Stoke City amounts to around 1.725 million pounds at the moment. However, this amount can rise keeping in mind the matches
that Pennant plays for Stoke City in the English Premier League. The length of the contract is speculated to be around two and a half years at the moment. Stoke will be pleased that they have landed the former Liverpool player as he will bring some experience
to their under-strength squad.
In the 2010-2011 season, Stoke currently hold the 10th place in the English Premier League rankings as they have only secured 24 points from a total of 19 games thus far. Tony Pulis confirmed the news to the press as
he said, "This is fantastic news, just what we all wanted. Jermaine has made such a big impact since he has been with us and he has become a big favorite with the supporters, so I know that everyone will be delighted that we have completed this signing.”
He added, "The important thing has been getting him comfortable and settled, and now that we have done that I am sure he can go on to play an even bigger part in our plans.”
Stoke play their next league encounter against Everton at the Britannia stadium on the 1st of January, 2011. A win in that match will propel them further up the table as Tony Pulis’ men look to distance themselves away
from the relegation zone in their second season in the Premier League.
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