BRUSSELS (AP) — Signs Swedish midfielder Besfort Zenelli Union Saint Giloise If the leaders of the Belgian league advance, they will qualify for the final round of the Champions League.
According to Union, 23-year-old Zeneli He signed a four-and-a-half-year contract, but did not mention the transfer fee he paid to Swedish club Elfsborg. The amount was reportedly 3.5 million euros ($4 million).
Zeneli is a Kosovo Under-21 international who made his senior national team debut last year after FIFA allowed him to move to his native Sweden.
He played in both of Sweden’s World Cup qualifying group matches in November. New coach Graham Potter Preparing for the playoffs in March. Sweden will play Ukraine on March 26 in Valencia, Spain, with the winner hosting Poland or Albania five days later with a spot in the World Cup at stake.
Union is 27th Champions League standings of 36 teamsThey are now just one point away from the cutoff for the 24-team knockout phase, which begins in February.
Union will conclude their league program this month by hosting second-placed Bayern Munich and current fifth-placed Atalanta.
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