Shinji Kagawa joins the already beautiful list of big names to have, at the twilight of their career, decided to put down their bags in the Pro League. On the marketing side, we don’t worry about Sint-Truiden. On the sporting side, that remains to be seen: the results of its “predecessors” are mixed.
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The successes
Eidur Gudjohnsen, a small resurrection
When Eidur Gudjohnsen sign at the Cercle de Bruges at 34 years old and after three very complicated seasons, almost without goals, nostalgia is mixed with worry; nostalgia for the player that Eidur was, at FC Barcelona but especially at Chelsea, but also the nostalgia of the great player that was his father Arnor, legend of Lokeren and Anderlecht.
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In half a season among Green & Black, the Icelandic will convince the neighbor to try a game of poker. Eidur Gudjohnsen will have a very worthy season and a half as a luxury joker at Club Brugge, scoring 7 goals, as at Cercle. This is more than many expected.