Thursday, 4 July 2013

Swansea City complete £5m Jonjo Shelvey signing

Swansea City have signed midfielder Jonjo Shelvey from Liverpool for an initial fee of £5m.

The 21-year-old football athlectic , who made his England debut against San Marino in October 2012 is finally signed a four-year deal from Liverpool to Swansea City.
Crystal Palace, who were also linked with him, were outbid.
Jonjo Shelvey, only make 17 Liverpool league game starts since moving from Charlton Athletic in 2010, becomes Swansea's sixth permanent signing of the summer.
He paid tribute to Liverpool's fans on his Twitter account,  he said: “ I will miss the city(Liverpool) very much. And also the club! Owe a lot to everyone there! Thank you. Time to start a new chapter in life in Wales. Thank you."
Swansea now willing pay the better fee to him, also with other add-ons accounting for a further £1m.
Shelvey agreed his personal terms with the club on Wednesday and he will now join the rest of Swansea's squad for their pre-season tour of the Netherlands.


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