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West Brom boss Hodgson welcomes Gera signing

West Bromwich Albion have announced the Bosman signing of Fulham attacker Zoltan Gera.

The 32-year-old midfielder has put pen to paper on a two-year contract, plus a further year's option in the club's favour, after passing a medical.

"Having decided not to renew his contract at Fulham Zoltan has come back to the club where he started his career in England," WBA boss Roy Hodgson told the club's website.

"The last time he played at West Bromwich Albion he was a very popular figure with everyone at the club, not least of all the fans.

"I of course know him well and admired him in the two years we worked together at Fulham, where he was an integral part of the team that did well during those years.

"I think it is a massive coup for the club that we have been able to persuade him to come back to West Brom despite the many other offers he had, because he is a player that is widely appreciated in the Premier League and abroad.

"I think it is an excellent signing and he is a player I hope will do as well in the coming seasons as he has done in the past seasons with West Brom and Fulham.

"In Zoltan Gera we've acquired not only a first-class player but a first-class person and we think that's also important to the way we want the club to move forward."

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