Sunderland have announced they have signed former Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue until the end of the season.
Eboue, 32, has been a free agent since being released by Galatasaray at the end of last season and had been training with Sam Allardyce’s league strugglers since the start of February.
“When I came here for the first time it felt like I’d been here already so I’m very happy to sign for the club,” Eboue told the club’s official website. “I was dreaming about it [returning to the Premier League] and thinking about it when I was in Turkey because I played here before, so I thank god, my new team-mates and also the staff and everybody else who took me in like a son.
“I’ve trained with the team for almost one month and, as I said, from my first day I’ve felt very good; I’ve also known the club for a long time and I know Jermain [Defoe], John [O’Shea], and Catts [Lee Cattermole, as well as the French players, so it is like a family here.”
“I also thank the manager who has given me a second chance, so I hope I can give my best for the club and also for him.”
The former Ivory Coast international will understandably need time getting up to full-match speed after last featuring in a competitive match back in April 2014 (vs Kasimpasa).
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