Swansea land Dutch keeper Mulder as Gomis leaves for Galatasaray
LONDON: English Premier League side Swansea have made Dutch goalkeeper Erwin Mulder their first summer signing on a free transfer after the 28- year- old turned down a new contract at Eredivisie side Heerenveen.
Swansea said on their website ( www.swanseacity.com) that Mulder had signed a three-year deal on Thursday and will compete with Polish international Lukasz Fabianski and Swedish goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt for the position.
“Now the opportunity has come and I have taken it with both hands,” he said. “The Premier League is the biggest league in the world. As a player, you want to be part of that.
“Of course I want to challenge to play here, but Lukasz Fabianski is here and Kristoffer Nordfeldt is here, so it is going to be difficult.
“But I am going to do ( my) best.” Mulder will join his new team- mates for pre- season train- ing on Monday.
Meanwhile, French international striker Bafetimbi Gomis signed for Turkish top- flight side Galatasaray from Swansea on a three- year deal.
Gomis, 31, who spent the past season on loan at Marseille, had the day earlier received an ecstat- ic welcome in Istanbul when he was mobbed by hundreds of fans of the “Lions” before passing a medical.
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Swansea will receive 2.5mil (RM12mil) for the player, who will
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get an annual wage of 3.35mil (RM16mil), excluding bonuses for success in the Turkish Super Lig and UEFA competitions in each of the three seasons, Galatasaray said in a statement.
“I am ready to be a lion for Galatasaray so that the club win titles and great victories against their rivals,” said Gomis as he signed the contract alongside Galatasaray president Dursun Ozbek.