Newcastle jumped into the January transfer craze today by signing striker Papiss Cisse from Bundesliga side Freiburg. (You can read the story from ESPN Soccernet here.) With the owner of Mike Ashley and company, I’m a bit surprised that the Toon managed such a great signing. Whatever happened in the offices at Newcastle aside, they now have a great two-headed attack up front with Cisse and Ba – who by the way are also teammates on the Senegal national team.
I am a bit surprised though that Freiburg were willing to sell Cisse. They are last place in the Bundesliga table with relegation at the end of the season looking likely. From where they sit and with Cisse having been their leading scorer, you would have expected them to want to hold on to him. I suppose they may be looking to use the money from his sale on two or more new signings to fill out the quality of the club. We shall see I guess. Still with Cisse leaving Freiburg, I feel more comfortable about Nurnberg’s standing in the league as there will be less of a threat from Freiburg below them.
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