Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Dortmund Snap Up Lee Young-Pyo

The Bundesliga side had been forced to dip into the transfer market as a result of a serious injury of their highly influential Brazilian wing-back Dede and have settled on the under-utilised Spurs defender.Tottenham confirmed the news on Wednesday through a short statement on their official website."The Club can announce that we have reached agreement for the permanent transfer of Young-Pyo Lee to Borussia Dortmund," it read."The South Korean international full-back played 93 times for us following his move from PSV Eindhoven in August 2005."We wish Young-Pyo well for the future."The 31-year-old played for Anyang Cheetahs LG and PSV Eindhoven before signing for Tottenham Hotspur in 2005. He is also closing in on a century of caps for the national side of South Korea Lee was set for a return to Dutch champions PSV earlier this transfer window, but the Eindhoven side eventually opted for 19-year-old Dutchman Erik Pieters.

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