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發表於 2006-8-11 01:38:34
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Baggies sign United duo
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TOMASZ Kuszczak has joined Manchester United on a season-long loan which may lead to a permanent move to Old Trafford.
As part of the deal, Albion have signed United's former England Under-18 keeper Luke Steele and their highly-rated reserve centre-half Paul McShane.
Both Steele and McShane have penned three-year Hawthorns deals.
Steele has already proved a big hit in the Coca-Cola Championship during a loan spell with Coventry two seasons ago.
The 21-year-old rejoined the Sky Blues on loan as recently as last week but has now jumped at the chance to link up with the Baggies on a permanent basis.
He will compete for the goalkeeping jersey with Pascal Zuberbuhler and Russell Hoult.
Republic-of-Ireland Under-19 defender McShane has also underlined his Championship pedigree.
McShane, 20, spent last season on loan at Brighton and was voted Player of the Year by Seagulls supporters.
Albion moved to secure the tough-tackling centre-half on a permanent deal after former target Dan Shittu decided to join Premiership newcomers Watford.
Boss Bryan Robson is delighted to have the two new signings on board and revealed they would be immediately competing for first-team places.
"I know the two lads from when I did some coaching with United's reserves a few years ago," said Robson.
Robson: "Paul is a very aggressive centre-half."
The one thing you get when you sign 20-21 year olds from United is they've nearly always got a great attitude towards the game and training.
"You can sometimes get real good players from United because the players in front of them are such outstanding players.
"Both Luke and Paul have played international football at youth level and they have very good potential to go further in the game.
"With Tomasz going on loan to United, with the possibility of a permanent move, and the two young lads coming to us, it's a great deal for this football club.
"Luke has done well in the Championship before. We feel he's got improvement in him and Joe Corrigan has already shown he can improve keepers at this football club.
"The fact Paul was voted Player of the Year at Brighton despite being a young lad in a struggling side shows what he's all about.
"He's a very aggressive centre-half. He's not the tallest but he makes up for that with his aggression - he attacks the ball really well.
"We feel he will only get better playing alongside the lads we've got here."
Chairman Jeremy Peace added: "The club thought long and hard before sanctioning Tomasz's loan move.
"I have had several meetings with the player who expressed a very strong desire to join United, with the potential of playing in the Premiership and Champions League.
"In the end, we felt that these were exceptional circumstances and that we would be denying Tomasz a major career opportunity if we insisted on him staying.
"Having said all that, we were only prepared to let Tomasz leave if it suited Albion - and the way this deal has been constructed does suit us.
"We have signed a talented young goalkeeper and an exciting young centre-half, a position we've been actively looking to strengthen."
Steele was partnered by McShane, who has attracted further interest from Championship clubs this summer, in United's FA Youth Cup-winning side of 2003. |
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