Ex-Barça: Geovanni to Hull City

Former Barcelona attacker Geovanni (28) signed yesterday a two-year deal with English Premier League club Hull City. The Brazilian player arrives on a free transfer since he was released from Manchester City earlier this week.

In an interview with the club's official website, Hull City manager Phil Brown said that he was delighted with the transfer: "The first time I watched Geovanni play was when he was at Barcelona in a game against Liverpool at Anfield. I've only just spoken to him about that particular match, which also featured the likes of Patrick Kluivert, Rivaldo and Luis Enrique. And to have someone from that fixture now playing for Hull City is a testament to just how far we've come as a club. I think it's a tremendous coup for the football club to have him on board."

Arriving from Brazilian club Cruzeiro, Geovanni joined Barcelona in the summer of 2001 in a deal worth 18 million euro. After one and a half year, he was loaned out to Portuguese club Benfica in the January transfer window of the 2002-2003 season. In the summer of 2003, Giovani was permanently transferred to Benfica.

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