Afellay signs for Schalke on loan

[Barcaman]

Schalke have pulled off a major coup on transfer deadline day by signing Dutch winger Ibrahim Afellay on a season-long loan deal from Spanish giants FC Barcelona.

Dutch international winger joined FC Barcelona from PSV Eindhoven in January 2011 but his progress was hindered by a serious knee ligament injury and first-team opportunities have been hard to come by at the Camp Nou.

Schalke head coach Huub Stevens knows Afellay well having managed him as a youngster at PSV in the 2009/09 season. The 58-year-old spoke of his excitement at being reunited with a player who 'can play in various positions on the pitch.' Afellay has accumulated 41 caps for the Dutch national team since making his debut in March 2007.

 

[impeh]

goodluck to him!

hopefully he'll have an injury free season and get a lot of playing time.









and style on arsenal

 

[Doobs]

I think its great he'll get some much needed playing time!

Good luck Ibi!

 

[PhilS]

Good luck to Ibi in the Bundesliga. Now there is room on the first team to promote Tello. I hope Fontas finds a home before the end of the day.

 

[Flavia]

Good luck to him. I hope he becomes a started there, and have a great year before coming back. I dont think there's a option to buy on the agreement, is there?

 

[Jadentheman]

If he loves it at Schalke please sell him to that team!!!!

 

[cloned warrior]

thank you for your brillant cross V Moudrid and that recent goal. good luck for the future and hope you score goals lots of them!!

 

[AlwaladAlBarsha]

An injury free afellay is better than alexis sanchez

 

[Dan1983]

Now he'll start games and hopefully we'll get a good price for him at the end of the loan.

 

[Onuphrius]

Really cant understand why we loaned him out. He is miles better than Tello. And also much more versatile. I fear we are going to regret this. He would have been superb squad member and rotation player.

However. In Tito we trust!

 

[nebeer]

Its good for him I guess.

 

[renfcb]

An injury free afellay is better than alexis sanchez [2]

 

[tello]

Both Asesix and Tello are well above Ibi !
Let's hope Ibi will do just fine there but I really didn't understood why the club didn't just sold him for good...