Lazio loan Mendieta to Middlesbrough
( 2003-08-20 10:00)
Spanish international Gaizka Mendieta will join English premier league side
Middlesbrough on a one-season loan from Lazio, the Italian club said on Tuesday.
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| Mendieta never find his form back after transfer to
Lazio. | Lazio said in a statement they had reached an agreement with Middlesbrough on
the loan which also gives the English team the option to sign Mendieta on a
permanent transfer at the end of the season.
Midfielder Mendieta joined Lazio from Valencia two seasons ago but after
failing to impress with the Rome club he was loaned out to Barcelona last
season.
He was unable to do enough to earn a long-term deal with the Catalan club and
returned to Lazio although it was clear that he did not figure in the plans of
coach Roberto Mancini.
Mendieta, part of the Spain squad which reached the quarter-finals of the
World Cup last year, was an influential part of the Valencia side which reached
successive Champions League finals in 2000 and 2001 with his skilful play on the
right flank winning him many admirers.
But he struggled at Lazio, never adjusting to the different demands of Serie
A and his move to England will give him the chance to get his career back on
track.
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