Brighton fans have said he isn't the greatest footballer ever but he can hold the ball up well and he knows how to score goals inside the box
Think we will have to wait and see Proud but apparently he can head a ball which I don't think we have had a striker like that since Ferdinand
8 million apparently with add ons. I for one pray we end up paying 10 million as it will mean he had done well for us and no doubt his goals will have kept us up. Fingers crossed. Ok on to the next signing now. This has dragged on and become boring lol
confirmed by Brighton as done... So expect to see him holding a Leicester kit next Tuesday on the official site
12:35 Leicester City have completed the signing of Argentine striker Leonardo Ulloa from Brighton & Hove Albion on a four-year contract. The forward - who joined Albion from Almeria in January 2013 â leaves Albion for a club record transfer fee, believed to be £8million rising to £10million, to join the Premier League newcomers. From Sky
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.
I'm really happy about this (as you might have gathered ) ... I'm pretty sure that our fans are going to love this guy ... he will put his head in where others fear to tread ... PL centre halves brace yourselves ... and no concessions for QPRs' geriatrics
Ok he's not the most handsome player we have ever signed ... http://footballleagueworld.co.uk/ulloa-thanks-brighton-supporters-after-leicester-switch-123/#
Official statement etc http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/220714-leonardo-ulloa-joins-leicester-city-1771956.aspx
Delighted with this signing. I think we've overspent, but the Fulham - McCormack deal has ****ed up anyone wanting Championship players. Nigel clarly wanted him and I can see why. 8m is a **** load and i'm not glad we've done it, but I do think we've got a good player out of it.
We've already seen- Austin got more goals than Ulloa last season in far fewer games. Not only that, but he was 24 when we bought him for 4 mill. You've just shelled out 10mill for an unproven championship striker who's 28 in four days
That proves nothing. Austin played more league games actually and scored five more goals in a team going for automatic promotion ie Ulloa was surrounded by lesser players. Sometimes it's more about the service. This won't be a problem this season, as, if anything, Ulloa will be in the better team.
certainly do ff... known as a selling club during Shipmans tenure to prop up his failing haulage business !
