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Official: Porto sign striker Marc Janko from Twente
The Austrian hitman has penned a three-and-a-half-year deal with the Portuguese giants after the two sides finally agreed a fee for the transfer to take place
31 Jan 2012 16:28:00
By Livio Caferoglu
PROSHOTS
Porto have completed the signing of Twente striker Marc Janko on a three-and-a-half-year contract.
The forward has been in talks with the Europa League holders since Sunday, after his agent Rob Jansen travelled to Portugal with the intention of thrashing out an agreement.
However, an undisclosed fee was eventually agreed and Janko has spoke of his relief at seeing a move finally bear fruit.
"It was very strange for me when there was much [of the deal] still to be completed," Janko told Sport Promotion.
"Of course you assume that everything will be okay, but still, what if it does not happen? Now everything is done and I can therefore only be satisfied.
"Porto is of course a great club to play for. Not only in Portugal but also in Europe. They qualify for the Champions League almost all the time and I consider it an honour to represent this club.''
Janko also explained the reasons why Porto were in hot pursuit of his services, pinpointing the club's lack of a clinical finisher since the departure of Radamel Falcao to Atletico Madrid last summer.
"Goals, that is what is expected of me. The club was looking for a 'killer' in the penalty area, so they came to me," he continued. "I'll do everything possible to meet these expectations."
The Austrian made his name at Red Bull Salzburg in a five-year spell between 2005 and 2010, where he netted an impressive 75 goals in just 108 appearances, before earning a move to then Dutch champions Twente.
Janko managed to sustain his goalscoring form in the Netherlands, reaching double figures in each of his two seasons in Enschede, including a haul of 17 to date this season.
He continued: "I've always done my best, trying to score as many as I could. I could not do more than that as a player.
"I'm looking not for resentment. On the contrary, I have had a wonderful time at Twente and appreciate the fans' support."
The forward has been in talks with the Europa League holders since Sunday, after his agent Rob Jansen travelled to Portugal with the intention of thrashing out an agreement.
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However, an undisclosed fee was eventually agreed and Janko has spoke of his relief at seeing a move finally bear fruit.
"It was very strange for me when there was much [of the deal] still to be completed," Janko told Sport Promotion.
"Of course you assume that everything will be okay, but still, what if it does not happen? Now everything is done and I can therefore only be satisfied.
"Porto is of course a great club to play for. Not only in Portugal but also in Europe. They qualify for the Champions League almost all the time and I consider it an honour to represent this club.''
Janko also explained the reasons why Porto were in hot pursuit of his services, pinpointing the club's lack of a clinical finisher since the departure of Radamel Falcao to Atletico Madrid last summer.
"Goals, that is what is expected of me. The club was looking for a 'killer' in the penalty area, so they came to me," he continued. "I'll do everything possible to meet these expectations."
The Austrian made his name at Red Bull Salzburg in a five-year spell between 2005 and 2010, where he netted an impressive 75 goals in just 108 appearances, before earning a move to then Dutch champions Twente.
Janko managed to sustain his goalscoring form in the Netherlands, reaching double figures in each of his two seasons in Enschede, including a haul of 17 to date this season.
He continued: "I've always done my best, trying to score as many as I could. I could not do more than that as a player.
"I'm looking not for resentment. On the contrary, I have had a wonderful time at Twente and appreciate the fans' support."
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England 1-0 Belgium, Netherlands 2-0 Northern Ireland - follow all the international action LIVE! ahead of Euro 2012
With countries across the continent gearing up for their final warm-up games ahead of Euro 2012, join us for all the action from Saturday's friendlies. Get in touch with us via Twitter with your reaction.
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19:38 BST
Here's Roy Hodgson's reaction to the result and some injury chat: "I'm very pleased, it's been a hard week and we've used a lot of players. There was a lot of disruption in the second-half with substitutions – some forced upon us, some we wanted to do. But it's still a very good end to the week playing against a good Belgian team here. Arguably even stronger than the Norwegian team we played last week and I've got to be more than happy that we've come out with another victory."
"[Gary] Cahill I suppose is slightly more of a concern for me because it is a jaw injury. We're desperately hoping the CT scan doesn't show any fracture and it's just going to be a bruising situation, which will be bad enough, but won't stop him taking part in the tournament. As far as John's [Terry] concerned he felt his hamstring a little bit. Again it wasn't a major thing when he came off but we still need to scan it just to be 100 per cent sure."
Suffice to say, if Cahill has broken his jaw, he won't play any part in the tournament.
"[Gary] Cahill I suppose is slightly more of a concern for me because it is a jaw injury. We're desperately hoping the CT scan doesn't show any fracture and it's just going to be a bruising situation, which will be bad enough, but won't stop him taking part in the tournament. As far as John's [Terry] concerned he felt his hamstring a little bit. Again it wasn't a major thing when he came off but we still need to scan it just to be 100 per cent sure."
Suffice to say, if Cahill has broken his jaw, he won't play any part in the tournament.
19:35 BST
And another point from today: Eden Hazard wasn't great. Don't think you can judge him on one performance though. What do you think? Is it just a case of too much hype around the Chelsea-bound Belgian?
19:32 BST
We're getting plenty of people saying it was boring. PLENTY. But Spain scored seven goals in eight games at the World Cup and I didn't hear too many of their fans complaining. Or as Fran Stinchcombe points out on Twitter: "If we had lost but played free flowing attacking football would these people still have moaned?"
19:24 BST
No, no, no. I'll have none of that Emile Heskey shouting anymore! Hello, it's me, it's me, it's that D-O-Y-L-E. Yes, I'm Joe Doyle, and I'll be here for all the reaction to that England game. First things first, how did everyone see that game? Good performance? A touch boring? Let me know on Twitter.
19:17 BST
Right, that’s me, Danny Hart, done. Joe Doyle is itching to retain his LIVE! crown for the evening. England reaction, Netherlands-Northern Ireland updates and much, much more - Doyle will be across it all. England are gonna win the Euros! And remember: EMILE HESKEY. Cheerio!
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