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Emanuela Karastoyanova

Panathinaikos’ new acquisition Luis Garcia has already stepped on Greek soil. The Spanish soccer star arrived in Athens on 28.08 in the afternoon. At the airport he was welcomed by the General Director of the football club of the greens, Fanis Vutsaras and a group of fans.

Garcia expressed his satisfaction arom the fact that he is joining the ranks of last year's champion of the country: "I came into a team that is a champion. I feel very good that I joined Panathinaikos, which is known throughout Europe. My goal is to be ready as soon as possible in order to help the team achieve its goal". The Spaniard promised to be in good shape within 15 days and to give his best.

In Panathinaikos Garcia will meet some former teammates. For him moral support will be Yurkas Seytaridis with whom he played at Atletico Madrid and Djibril Cisse, a Liverpool teammate of his. Garcia said that the two of them will help him a lot to adjust quickly to the team.

Luis Javier Garcia Sanz plays as an attacking midfielder, winger and second forward. In the team Atletico Madrid in the period 2002-2003, he made 30 appearances and scored 9 goals in Barcelona he had 25 appearances and 4 goals. In Liverpool he has 77 appearances and 18 goals, in Atletico Madrid in the period 2007-2009 51 appearances and 4 goals. He was also rented by the clubs Tenerife and Toledo. In Racing Satander, where he plays in the 2009-2010 season he has 14 appearances and scored no goal... For his weaker performance recently at an international level, he stated that the problem for this lies in a trauma, which he was fighting lately and that has led him to lay behind. After his returning to the course some problems with the coach appear... Now, Garcia is eager to begin practicing with his new team and believes that 15 days are sufficient to get back in shape.

For Barcelona, which Olympiakos will meet in the Champions League he said: "Each player has a strong motive to play against great teams. Moreover in the case of Barcelona, which is the greatest team in the world."

On Sunday, 29/08 the footbal player will undergo a medical examination and if everything is in order on Monday he will get dressed in green. He will wear Panathinaikos’ jerseys for one year and his contract will be worth 700 thousand euros.