The 22-year-old striker Eljero Elia has transferred from the Dutch runner-up Twente Enschede for 8.5 milion Euros to Hamburger SV, German news reports said on Sunday. Hamburger SV has been digging on the wing-striker for a while, and now finally everything seems perfect. Elia is Dutch international, he has just been chosen as top-talent in Dutch Eredivisie.
For Twende Enschede he made in last season, almost 50 obligation games and scored 14 goals (9 in the Dutch Eredivisie, 4 in the Ducth cup and 1 in the Uefa-Cup). In the end Elia was in sight of many scouts of top teams.
Elia signed a five-year contract and will go through a health check up this sunday in Hamburg. On monday the new striker Eljero is said to travel to the training camp in Langenfeld