Helguson heading to Fulham
Monday, June 27, 2005
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Fulham FC have signed Iceland striker Heidar Helguson on a four-year contract in a €1.7m transfer from Watford FC.
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Instant success
The 27-year-old was eager to return to the English Premiership, where he played in the 1999/00 season after joining Watford for €2.3m in January 2000. He scored six goals in 16 appearances that campaign, although he could not stop the club being relegated to the first division, where they have since remained.
London calling
Helguson, who scored 20 goals last term, had been linked with moves to Premiership sides Sunderland AFC and Wigan Athletic FC but could not resist a switch to Fulham. The former Lillestrøm SK forward said: "When the opportunity came along to return to the Premiership with Fulham, it was simply something that I could not turn down." Helguson has a four-year contract with the London team.