Confirmed Transfer Leonardo Ulloa

[SJN-Fox]

Brighton have confirmed the Ulloa deal ...

http://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/article/ulloa-completes-leicester-move-1773896.aspx

 

[Profondo Rosso]

Re: Ulloa Deal Confirmed

Good stuff.

 

[Jeff]

Re: Ulloa Deal Confirmed

http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/220714-leonardo-ulloa-joins-leicester-city-1771956.aspx

Leicester City Football Club is delighted to announce that we have reached an agreement with Brighton & Hove Albion for the transfer of striker Leonardo Ulloa.
Leo, who turns 28 this weekend, joins the Foxes for an undisclosed fee and has signed a four-year contract at King Power Stadium and will wear the No 23 shirt. He will join up with Nigel Pearson’s squad for the forthcoming visit to Thailand and could feature in Sunday’s pre-season friendly against Everton at Bangkok’s Supachalasai Stadium.

Ulloa has performed impressively during the 18 months since he joined Brighton from Spanish side Almeria, scoring 26 goals in 58 appearances in all competitions and providing a powerful platform for the Seagulls’ attacking play.

Operating as both a lone striker or accompanied by supporting forwards, the Argentinian front-man helped fire Brighton into the Sky Bet Championship Play-Offs last term, scoring crucially at Nottingham Forest on the final day of the season to secure a top-six finish. He ended the campaign with 16 goals.

Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson said: “We identified Leo as a player that could help us move forward quite some time ago. He complements the forwards we already have very well and his attributes broaden the options available to us, which will be important this season. I’m delighted we’ve been able to add him to the squad.

“He has adapted extremely well to the English game in a relatively short period of time and I’m sure he will have a great deal to offer us in the Premier League.”

Ulloa’s career began in Argentina in 2002 with second division outfit CAI, before he stepped up to the top flight with San Lorenzo three years later. Following spells with Arsenal Sarandi and Olimpo, a move to Europe beckoned for the talented forward and he joined Castellon in the Spanish second division in 2008. Ulloa began to make an impression in Spain immediately, scoring 16 times in his debut season and a further 14 the following year, despite Castellon’s relegation from the second tier. Ulloa, however, was progressing in the opposite direction and earned a move to top flight side Almeira in 2010.

Almeira were unable to retain their Primera Liga status that season and missed out on an immediate return the following year, despite their talismanic front-man leading the second division’s scoring charts with 28 goals. A move for Ulloa seemed inevitable and it arrived some six months later when he joined Brighton in the January transfer window of 2013.

Leo made a dream start at the American Express Community Stadium, scoring on his debut in an FA Cup Fourth Round tie against Arsenal and finding the net a further nine times before the end of the campaign.

Brighton were ultimately vanquished in the play-offs by Crystal Palace that season, just as they were by Derby County last term, but Ulloa will now get his shot at the Premier League in the blue of Leicester City.

 

[SwedeFox]

If it weren't for stupid Spanish pronunciation rules, I could have said "aloha, Ulloa" right now.

 

[Jeff]

 

[Blue Maniac]

If it weren't for stupid Spanish pronunciation rules, I could have said "aloha, Ulloa" right now.

You still can. Go on.

 

[Waxed]

Heard good things from a Brighton chap at work, and if Pearson is willing to spend this kind of money I trust him. On paper he's got the attributes to be a good lone striker next season, though I'm slightly concerned he won't score too many.

 

[Miles Away]

Nice

 

[homer]

Best signing so far, by a country mile

Keep 'em coming, Peeshit

 

[jb5000]

Nearly scored one in two in the championship and certainly looks good.

 

[Feriol]

Exactly what we want on the end of Albrighton's crosses.

 

[Lako42]

Exactly what we want on the end of Albrighton's crosses.

Aye, certainly won't be long before he's being crucified.

 

[ThaiSweetChilli]

If it weren't for stupid Spanish pronunciation rules, I could have said "aloha, Ulloa" right now.

It's not the Spanish pronunciation. It's the Argentine way of speaking.

In Argentina when there is a double "L" like in Ulloa it's pronounced with a "sh;" Whereas in Spanish from all other countries, "ll" is pronounced with a "ya."

Example: Everywhere else but Argentina pronounce "quesadilla" as "kay-sa-dee-ya" but in Argentina they pronounce it "kay-sa-dee-sha"

Therefore Ulloa is pronounced "oo-sho-a"

Just sayin'

 

[Blaarev]

It's not the Spanish pronunciation. It's the Argentine way of speaking.

In Argentina when there is a double "L" like in Ulloa it's pronounced with a "sh;" Whereas in Spanish from all other countries, "ll" is pronounced with a "ya."

Example: Everywhere else but Argentina pronounce "quesadilla" as "kay-sa-dee-ya" but in Argentina they pronounce it "kay-sa-dee-sha"

Therefore Ulloa is pronounced "oo-sho-a"

Just sayin'

We have a new Kerknockheart on our hands

 

[ThaiSweetChilli]

Stringy is no doubt going to ask the question.

My mrs is Argentinian. She's delighted - after the failure of Fernando Pasquinelli she's hoping Oosh will be better.

 

[fox58]

It's not the Spanish pronunciation. It's the Argentine way of speaking.

In Argentina when there is a double "L" like in Ulloa it's pronounced with a "sh;" Whereas in Spanish from all other countries, "ll" is pronounced with a "ya."

Example: Everywhere else but Argentina pronounce "quesadilla" as "kay-sa-dee-ya" but in Argentina they pronounce it "kay-sa-dee-sha"

Therefore Ulloa is pronounced "oo-sho-a"

Just sayin'

Tuff time thinking up a song

 

[Darth Vodka]

If it weren't for stupid Spanish pronunciation rules, I could have said "aloha, Ulloa" right now.

Argentinians pronounce the double L as a J

so maybe it's ooh-jo-a

 

[Darth Vodka]

It's not the Spanish pronunciation. It's the Argentine way of speaking.

In Argentina when there is a double "L" like in Ulloa it's pronounced with a "sh;" Whereas in Spanish from all other countries, "ll" is pronounced with a "ya."

Example: Everywhere else but Argentina pronounce "quesadilla" as "kay-sa-dee-ya" but in Argentina they pronounce it "kay-sa-dee-sha"

Therefore Ulloa is pronounced "oo-sho-a"

Just sayin'

damn, i was just saying this

 

[ThaiSweetChilli]

Argentinians pronounce the double L as a J

so maybe it's ooh-jo-a

They pronounce it as a "sshhhh" - they don't have the "j" sound.

 

[SJN-Fox]

Aye aye Len oosha, Len Oosha, Len Oosha Aye Aye

To the tune of Babooshka.