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Hull City have signed Dutch striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink,
who was released by Celtic at the end of the Scottish Premier
League season, on a two-year deal.
Empics
Vennegoor of Hesselink has said good bye to Cetic
As a free agent the 30-year-old is allowed to join the Tigers
outside the transfer window, which closed on Tuesday.
Hull chairman Paul Duffen claimed his Premier League club had
beaten some well known European sides to bring the Holland
international to the KC Stadium.
"He's been looking at other big clubs in Europe but the Premier
League is where he wants to come and play with us," Duffen said.
"I'm delighted we have beaten off all the competition to bring him
to the KC Stadium.
"We've definitely wanted an experienced, top-drawer striker who
scores goals and Jan has scored prolifically in top leagues in
Europe. It's what we need. We didn't score enough goals last
season. Going forward we have a lot of new talent and Jan will play
his part in using his experience to settle them down."
The former FC Twente star spent three years in the Scottish
Premier League after joining Celtic from PSV Eindhoven in 2006.
During his time in the Dutch Eredivisie, Vennegoor of Hesselink
scored 139 goals in 299 games and averaged almost a goal every
other game in the SPL.
The Dutchman made his international debut in 2000 and
represented Holland at World Cup 2006 and Euro 2008 but has been
out of favour for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.