Portugal midfielder Petit signed a two-year indenture with recently promoted Bundesliga side Cologne on Wednesday.
Portugal midfielder Petit a two-year convention with just now promoted Bundesliga side Cologne on Wednesday. After linking from Portuguese side Benfica on a free handover.
The 31-year-old defensive midfielder, who announced his retirement from universal football after last month’s Euro 2008, had a restorative exam and was unveiled as a Cologne player.
“We wanted such a player to show Cologne’s intentions to go self-assured and he will do a good job for us,” said Cologne trainer Christoph Daum at a multitude consultation.
“There was also concern in him from the Premier League, the French opening schism and the Russian souk.”
Having spent all of his job in Portugal, German lurid Bild report Petit - full name is Armando Goncalves Teixeira - is probable to make 1.5 million euros (2.3 mountain US dollars) per time of year in Cologne.
According to sources close to Cologne, Petit in the contract negotiations personally and comes on a free transferal after Benfica’s manager of sport Rui Costa to be from his agreement.
That bond was set to run until 2010, but was and he has signed a two-year deal with Cologne with the route of a year.
“I eternally required to play in a unique league and to try a new league out,” he said.
“Benfica have given me so much and I am refreshing, but I deem in the scheme in Cologne. This is the treaty of my life.”
Having for Cologne, the Portugal international gave his main words of German in a press release.
“I am satisfied to play at Cologne,” he . “I have a domestic living between Strasbourg and Luxembourg and they are all Cologne fans now.”
Petit is the new player Cologne have recruited after Brazilian defender Pedro Geromel, Cameroon upholder Pierre Wome, striker Wilfried Sanou, Slovenian midfielder Miso Brecko and Nigerian soccer player Manasseh Ishiaku.
