Frankfurt Beat Juve To Fenin Signature
Eintracht Frankfurt have beaten Juventus in the race to sign FK Teplice's highly-rated Czech striker Martin Fenin.
zoom - galleria The 20-year-old was one of the stars of this summer’s FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, scoring three goals for the Czechs, including one in the final against Argentina.
Juventus offered Teplice £2.9m for his services, however they were outbid by Frankfurt, who agreed a £4.3m deal.
Fenin will sign a five-year contract with the Eagles, who are currently in ninth place in the German Bundesliga.
"I'm superstitious and I don't want to jinx the move, but it should turn out well," Fenin told Sports.
"Juventus would also have been great but I knew right from the start that they would send me on loan to Udinese or Genoa and that would not have been good.
"I have always dreamed of playing in front of full stadiums. It's been my dream, that's why you play football. The main reason was Frankfurt were really keen on me."
The starlet, who has won two caps for the Czech senior side, was also of interest to Premiership duo Arsenal and Liverpool, with Gunners’ boss Arsene Wenger said to be a big admirer
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