Daniel Bogdanovic has at last signed the dotted line at Bramall Lane. The free move from Barnsley to United was actually rubber-stamped last week, but club officials waited for him to be unveiled as a Sheffield United player at a televised award show in Malta last night.
Boggy was actually born in Libya but moved to the Mediterranean island of Malta as a youngster so is permitted to appear for the Maltese. He joins the Blades who are, of course, sponsored by VisitMalta.com.
Earlier, he described his move to United as a 'dream', and there's even speculation that the 30-year-old turned down a move to a Serie A side to join the Blades. He said: "I am coming here for footballing reasons. I am not financially driven indeed I had better financial offers from other interested clubs but chose United ahead of those clubs because of their potential and ambition. I am really looking forward with anticipation to the forthcoming season."
Trevor Birch commented: "There was competition for his services and some very attractive offers made by other clubs.
"He has proved himself very capable and adaptable, having played across Europe before coming to England. He is tall and athletic with different skills to what we already have and he will give us even more attacking options.
"Throughout our negotiations he left us in no doubt that he considered United a good move for him and he has great confidence in his ability to do well here."
Lastly, Kevin Blackwell spoke: "It's a relief to get the first new player in, following on from the good news about Chris Morgan's extended contract and the re-signing of Nick Montgomery.
"Daniel made a name for himself in the Championship last season and I hope he goes on to forge a successful career here. His enthusiasm to come here in the first place is a good sign and made a big impression on us.
"He has some attributes that can be important to us and the more variety we have the better because teams can be difficult to break down if they know the opposition doesn't have alternative options.
"Getting the lad in this early gives him every opportunity to meet the lads at the beginning of pre-season training, get to know them and adapt to what we want from him.
"As Barnsley's Player of the Season and a Maltese international of Serbian descent he has a stature about him."
Today, Leeds United in a statement said Bogdanovic 'was never offered the chance to come to Leeds.'
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