FORMER Chelsea star Salomon Kalou has joined Brazilian side Botafogo on a free transfer.
The winger was without a club after his contract at Hertha Berlin came to an end earlier this summer.
The terms of Kalou’s deal remain unknown but he is the second high profile player at the club following the arrival of Japan legend Keisuke Honda.
Over 13,000 people attended the stadium when Honda was unveiled to the fans in January.
Kalou, 34, spent six years with Hertha Berlin but his exit was effectively sealed when he was suspended in May for breaking distancing rules during lockdown.
The Ivorian was caught on camera shaking hands with team-mates and interrupting a medical check-up during the coronavirus pandemic.
Kalou was locked in talks with Botafogo in June when a club chief told SporTV: “He already has the pre-contract, but he asked for just one more detail in the contract that was sent to him.
Kalou has agreed a deal to join Brazilian side BotafogoCredit: AP:Associated Press
“I think it’s okay. And if no presidential candidate for Vasco appears at his house, I think that maybe he will come.”
He spent six years at Chelsea winning the Premier League, three FA Cups and the Champions League before leaving for Lille in 2012.
Botafogo were also close to landing Yaya Toure in February but a deal collapsed over the Ivorian’s wage demands.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
