Back And Called
Grilled completed perhaps their most prestigious double coup in a day, as they announced the S$1.92 million signing of former Luxembourg youth international midfielder
Erik Back. Back had, like Grilled's other recent midfield signings, struggled with his fitness, an aspect that the coaching staff will look to set straight over the off-season.
"His talent was never in doubt, that's for sure." Grilled vice-captain
Quah Han Kok said, after watching Back strut his stuff for the cameras.
Joining from Bolivian Division Four side Lokasos H.M., Back was discovered at Luxembourg Soccer Club (now F.C. Schëffleng 95), before developing at Estonian side FC Väle. A big-money S$9 million move to Italian club FerRos 1889 then followed, but he never quite settled, and soon went for S$7 million to Lokasos. fc dender (Belgian Division Seven) also registered interest, but were outbid.
Lik-Tsun sought to allay fears over his S$85000 a week wages, by pledging to offload some players. "We will be trying to reduce the average age of the squad over time." Han said. "I'll be in discussions with the board over this."
Back, who has eighteen U-20 caps along with a solitary international goal against Kuwait to his name, might feature as early as Sunday.
