LONDON – Portsmouth have paid a club transfer record fee of 4.1 million pounds to sign Zimbabwe international striker Benjani Mwaruwari from French club Auxerre, it was reported on Thursday.
Pompey, battling relegation from the Premiership, have agreed the fee for the 27-year-old, subject to a medical, the BBC claimed. Earlier this week Mwaruwari was named in Zimbabwe’s squad for the African Nations Cup later this month.The forward has found life difficult at Auxerre since Jacques Santini replaced Guy Roux as coach in June 2005.Mwaruwari has scored 19 goals in 72 league games for Auxerre and was a hero in their 2005 French Cup triumph, scoring in the 2-1 defeat of Sedan in the final.-Nampa-AFPEarlier this week Mwaruwari was named in Zimbabwe’s squad for the African Nations Cup later this month.The forward has found life difficult at Auxerre since Jacques Santini replaced Guy Roux as coach in June 2005.Mwaruwari has scored 19 goals in 72 league games for Auxerre and was a hero in their 2005 French Cup triumph, scoring in the 2-1 defeat of Sedan in the final.-Nampa-AFP
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