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Swiss footballer Djourou confirmed for Hamburg

Bundesliga side Hamburg have taken Swiss international defender Johan Djourou on a season-long loan from English Premier League outfit Arsenal, the German club confirmed on Monday.

Published: 1 July 2013 17:21 CEST

The 26-year-old Ivory Coast-born defender is Hamburg's second signing out of season after Cameroon striker Jacques Zoua joined from Basel.

Djourou spent the last six months of last season on loan at another Bundesliga side, Hanover.

His move to Hamburg had been predicted in earlier media reports.

The German club's sporting director Oliver Kreuzer said Djourou was just the type of defender they had been looking for.

"He ticks all the boxes in terms of what we wanted," he said.

"I am satisfied with the way that our recruitment for next season is going."

Hamburg are also pursuing veteran Paraguayan striker Roque Santa Cruz, who was sent out on loan by 2012 Premier League champions Manchester City to Spanish side Malaga last season, as well as defender Lasse Sobiech of Bunbdesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund.

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RACISM

VIDEO: Spain’s La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

Spain's La Liga on Monday said it was reviewing a video of a child making racist insults towards Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the 2-2 draw with Valencia at the weekend.

Published: 4 March 2024 13:41 CET
VIDEO: Spain's La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

“We’re in the process of studying and analysing the facts from a legal standpoint to see what we can and should do,” La Liga sources said.

In a video published by a journalist for ESPN Brasil, and picked up by Spanish media, a boy sitting in a woman’s lap can be heard calling Vinicius a “monkey”.

The Brazilian scored twice for Madrid as his team recovered from two goals down at Mestalla on Saturday.

Vinicius raised his fist in a “Black Power” salute after the first of his two goals at a ground where he was racially abused last season. Valencia subsequently banned three people from the stadium for life.

The 23-year-old has become a symbol of the fight against discrimination in Spanish football after suffering racist abuse on many occasions, and he was jeered repeatedly by home supporters on Saturday.

Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle against Valencia for protesting after the referee blew the final whistle right before the England midfielder headed home what he thought was the winning goal.

READ ALSO: Football star Vinicius highlights racist behaviour from Spanish fans

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