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By Dina Bousselham*
Morocco World News/MAP
Madrid, August 19, 2011
The Moroccan player Nabil El Zhar, who has just signed a two-year contract with Levante, a Spanish first division football club, said that playing in la Liga is a “dream come true”, was quoted by the Maghreb Arab Press news agency as saying.
“I have always nurtured the dream of playing in the Spanish league. I am very happy to realize this dream,” said the Moroccan midfielder in a press statement upon his arrival Friday afternoon at Valencia airport.
El Zhar, who plays for Liverpool since 2006, has also expressed his delight at signing for Levante, a “good club to which I will be committed for the next two seasons,” he said in the statement published on the website of the Spanish team.
“By Playing with Levante, I want to improve as a player and help the team perform well,” said the 24-year old Moroccan player will join his new team on Monday.
Nabil El Zhar had joined the training center of Nimes (France) at the age of 12. In 2004, after playing with the club the final of the Coupe Gambardella, he joined the training center of AS Saint-Etienne before signing for Liverpool in summer 2006. He played his first game for the Reds on November 29, 2006 against Portsmouth.
Last season, he was on loan to PAOK Salonika, with whom he played 19 games and scored 1 goal.
* Dina Bousselham is Morocco World News’ correspondent in Madrid
Picture credit: live4liverpool.com
