Florent Malouda has signed for Chelsea today after beating off stiff competition from around Europe including Liverpool and Real Madrid. The 27 year old French winger has joined the FA Cup holders fom Lyon for an undisclosed fee said to be within the £13.5 million mark and has signed a four year contract.
At Lyon, Malouda won four french titles and was voted best player in the French League 1 last year scoring twelve goals along the way. He was also a member of the French squad that reached the final of the World cup last year when they went out to Italy. Malouda video
Speaking about his decision to join Chelsea when being courted by nearly everyone in Europe, he explained that his choice was helped by the persuasion of his friend and former teammate at Guingamp :
“i felt everyone there wanted me to sign, but Didier pushed for it in particular and the manager wanted me too. I had a few people on the phone, particulary Rafael Benitez. But i got the impression that it was only him who wanted me.”
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