Obafemi Martins has moved from Newcastle United to German
champions VfL Wolfsburg today for a reported £9 million fee,
signing a four-year contract, with the move confirmed on the
Bundesliga club's official website.
The deal was agreed between the clubs yesterday, with
personal terms being ratified today.
Martins joined the Toon from Italian giants Inter three years ago
for £10 million. He scored 35 goals in over 80 games for the
Magpies in his time at St James' Park.
Wolfsburg coach Armin Veh was pleased to gave
snapped up a player whom he thinks will complement the forwards
already at the club.
"This is exactly the type of player we were looking for to have at
the club in addition to Grafite and Edin Dzeko," the coach said.
"We now have the opportunity to use a two or three-pronged
attack."
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