Lehmann agrees terms with Stuttgart

Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has agreed to join Stuttgart in the summer on a free transfer.

Lehmann has been at Arsenal for 5 years now, but he lost his first team place last season to Almunia.

VfB sporting director Horst Heldt has told the club’s official website:

“We are delighted about signing Jens Lehmann,”

He is an excellent goalkeeper and has huge national and international experience.”

“He is exactly the type of player we were looking for and are convinced that he will quickly become an important part of our team.”

Lehmann is also looking forward to the move.

“The talks with the Stuttgart management team were very pleasant from the word go,”

“I am looking forward to VfB and the Bundesliga and hope to play my part in a successful season 2008/09.”

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Anelka regrets leaving Arsenal

The French striker Nicolas Anelka has spoken on how he regrets his decision to leave Arsenal.

Anelka joined the Gunners in 1997 for a fee of £500,000. In 1999 Anelka was sold to Real Madrid for a fee of £22.3 million pounds.

“Everyone makes mistakes in life and I can say that I made one in leaving Arsenal,”

“That is because things have gone badly for me since then.”

“But I could not know what the future held in store for me.”

“I could have spent my entire career at Arsenal. I took decisions thinking I was doing the right thing.”

“If I had my time again I would do things differently. I made my decisions thinking they were the right ones at the time. “

“My life has not gone as I imagined it would. There have been highs and lows and I have experienced things I did not want to. I have been labelled a spoiled child but why – because I chose to do what I wanted?”

“I am now more mature and confident than I was at 20.”

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