da esoccer bet: Shakhtar Donetsk have completed the capture of Arsenal striker Eduardo on a four-year contract.
da realbet: The 27-year-old Brazilian-born Croatia international played for Dinamo Zagreb and Inter Zapresic before moving to the Emirates Stadium three years ago.
During his time with the Gunners, he found the net 20 times in 41 starts and 26 substitute appearances. However, his spell in the Premier League almost came to an end because of a career-threatening leg injury.
Eduardo struggled to make a full comeback from a horrific broken leg and dislocated ankle injury picked up while playing against Birmingham City in February 2008.
He returned to first-team action 12 months later and was handed a new long-term contract, but started just 13 Premier League games last season and scored only two league goals.
Shakhtar coach Mircea Lucescu said of his side's coup:"We wanted to buy Eduardo before he moved to Arsenal. Not everything went his way last season, but he is still a player of very high quality – a real marksman.
"Yes, he had a serious injury, we are aware of the risk, but at the same time we realise he can give a lot to Shakhtar. We expect a lot from Eduardo."Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email