Roma sign Monaco forward Menez
Thursday, August 28, 2008
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AS Roma have announced the acquisition of the 21-year-old French forward Jérémy Menez from AS Monaco FC in a transfer that could eventually be worth €12m.
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AS Roma have announced the signing of forward Jérémy Menez from AS Monaco FC for an initial €10.5m fee.
Four-year deal
The 21-year-old product of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard's youth system has joined the Italian club on a four-year contract, in a transfer that could rise to €12m depending on Roma's UEFA Champions League appearances. Menez leaves Monaco after three seasons at Stade Louis II in which he scored 14 goals in 57 Ligue 1 games.
Hat-trick record
Although he was called up by France in 2008, Menez remains uncapped at senior level. He was, however, part of Les Bleus' UEFA European Under-17 Championship winning team of 2004. The following January, he set a Ligue 1 record by scoring a 12-minute hat-trick for Sochaux against FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Roma, who today named Rossella Sensi – daughter of the late Franco Sensi – as their new president, have also signed John Arne Riise, Simone Loria and Júlio Baptista this summer.