New signing Dempsey unveiled by Sounders
American international
forward Clint Dempsey said he was excited to return to Major League
Soccer after completing a deal to join Seattle Sounders from Tottenham
Hotspur.
"Coming into the season I thought I was going to start with Tottenham but the MLS and Seattle Sounders have moved mountains to get me here," the 30-year-old Dempsey told the Sounders website.
"I'm happy to come back in my prime and be able to make a difference and not when I'm past it."
Premier League Tottenham said on
Saturday they had reached an agreement with MLS for Dempsey and he was
presented by Sounders before their match against FC Dallas.
"I'm excited about coming up
here," added Dempsey, who scored 12 goals in 43 appearances for
Tottenham after joining from Fulham.
Dempsey, who has played 99 times
for the United States and is captain of the national side, played for
the New England Revolution for two seasons before joining Fulham in
January 2007.
He leaves Tottenham following
the arrival of Spain's Roberto Soldado from Valencia and Brazilian
international Paulinho from Corinthians.
Seattle regularly attract
40,000-plus fans to home matches and the move represents a major coup
for the club, where Dempsey will join former Inter Milan and Newcastle
United striker Obafemi Martins.
The MLS season is halfway through and Seattle's 3-0 win over Dallas took their unbeaten home sequence to nine.
source: http://fourfourtwo.com/news/restoftheworld/130423/default.aspx
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