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Schalke receive financial boost

Bundesliga giants Schalke 04 have received a much-vaunted financial boost after the city of Gelsenkirchen agreed to a €25.5 million investment in the club by its own energy service provider GEW.

The deal was sanctioned at a meeting of city councilors in the city hall on Thursday evening.

When the deal was first mooted several weeks ago, Schalke’s chairman Clemens Tonnies said the funds would be enough to see the financially-troubled club through to the end of the season.

The windfall should also alleviate the possible need for the sale of goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, much to the relief of defender Marcelo Bordon.

Bordon was reported by the Bild newspaper to have said that it would be a good idea if Neuer were to be sold this winter, but he insists he was talking from a purely financial perspective.

“I didn’t say or mean that I am personally in favour of selling our goalkeeper, which is how it has been understood,” he said on his club’s website.

“Quite the opposite: If there is anything I would like on this issue, then it is to play together with Manu here at Schalke for as many years as possible.”

Abhimanyu Rajput

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Lovenkrands hails ´professional´ Malouda

NEWCASTLE (AFP) – Newcastle winger Peter Lovenkrands, who was taken to hospital after colliding with Chelsea’s Florent Malouda last Saturday, has hailed the France international’s professionalism.

Lovenkrands, 29, suffererd breathing difficulties after Malouda appeared to catch the Dane accidentally in the back with an elbow at St James’ Park.

Lovenkrands received treatment on the pitch and then off it before being carried away on a stretcher.

He related Thursday how Malouda had called him to check on his condition and absolved the frenchman of any blame.

He told the club’s official website: “Florent Malouda rang me and texted me earlier this week, which I thought showed what a great professional he is to get my number and make that call.

“But it had nothing to do with him and I told him that – it was not his fault.

“I actually had an infection which had affected me earlier in the game – I just didn’t feel right.

“I couldn’t breathe properly, I couldn’t run properly and I was feeling really bad. I thought I would improve as the game went on but the hit affected me really badly.”

Lovenkrands is hoping to make a swift recovery so he can play a part in the club’s ongoing fight against relegation.

He said: “I’m feeling a lot better. My body is a lot better and my breathing is okay again.

“But I am still feeling battered and bruised and I don’t want to put myself back in things until I feel right.

“I want to get back as soon as possible, but an injury like this puts your life in perspective a little bit.

“Of course, I want to be part of the run-in. I want to be in all the games from now until the end of the season.

“I will take my days to come back. I want to come back and be 100 percent and do myself justice when I come back.”

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