Lille land former Chelsea forward Kalou
Reuters - Saturday 07 July 2012, 14:22
Lille signed Ivory Coast international
Salomon Kalou on Saturday in a bid to bolster their depleted
forward line having sold Eden Hazard to the European champions.
The former Chelsea attacking midfielder has penned a
four-year deal, the French club said in a statement.
Kalou, 26, had mostly been a bit-part player during his six
years with the London club and was released after his last
appearance in the Champions League final win over Bayern Munich
in May.
The arrival at Stamford Bridge of Belgium wingers Hazard and
Kevin de Bruyne, as well as German Marko Marin, had made Kalou's
departure from Chelsea inevitable.
Lille, Ligue 1 champions in 2011 before finishing third last
term, have also lost loan winger Joe Cole who has returned to
his parent club Liverpool.