Danni joins Zenit for €30m

The Offside found this 8/25/2008 on russia.theoffside.com [flag]

As noted previously Zenit has been in hot pursuit of Dynamo Moscow, ex Sporting midfielder Danni (Miguel Alves Gomes) and after the clubs success this weekend, they’ve decided to go full bore towards a European run and have paid Dynamo’s asking price of €30m . With Dynamo, Danny has consistently been an instrumental key to their attack and will have flourish in Zenit’s ... [link]

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Danny Alves: The €30m Man
Published 8/25/2008 by chris at The Offside
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