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Zenit option appeals to Puygrenier

Thursday, July 31, 2008

FC Zenit St. Petersburg have signed centre-back Sébastien Puygrenier on a four-year contract from AS Nancy-Lorraine after an undisclosed bid was accepted.

Sébastien Puygrenier shows his penalty-taking prowess for Nancy last season
Sébastien Puygrenier shows his penalty-taking prowess for Nancy last season ©Getty Images

Four-year deal
The 26-year-old Frenchman moves to the Russian champions on a contract until 2012, despite having seemed set to join AS Saint-Etienne at the weekend, with offers also received from Paris Saint-Germain FC and Stade Rennais FC, his first club. Puygrenier made 142 league appearances for Nancy and won the 2005/06 French League Cup. He was named in the Ligue 1 team of the season for 2007/08.

'Tough decision'

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