Diouf extends Rovers stay
December 24, 2011 12:38:47 UK
Senagal striker El-Hadji Diouf has extended his contract at Doncaster Rovers after a successful spell at the club.
He's probably the best signing this club has ever made.
Dean Saunders
The former Liverpool and Bolton hitman put pen to paper on a new 18-month deal after impressing Rovers boss Dean Saunders following a move to the Keepmoat Stadium on an initial three-month deal at the end of October.
This news will come as a massive boost to Doncaster fans who currently find their club second bottom of the Championship, but the 30-year-old believes it might not be too long before the Yorkshire club are battling it out with the Premier League big boys.
"We're starting to build something here, we have ambition, and also this is good for my family," Diouf said.
"The football club believes in me, and I love their ambition and the challenge. We can definitely get to the Premier League. Where Doncaster is now, Stoke City were some years ago."
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Equally delighted was Saunders, who has hailed the capture of Diouf as a landmark moment for the club.
The former Wrexham boss told BBC Radio Sheffield: "He's probably the best signing this club has ever made.
"The way everybody has taken to him here, I think he's happy. He's probably got enough money, and just wants to be somewhere he's valued.
"He's signed a modest contract, a lot less than some of the players who are already here."
Rovers face a tough trip to Burnley on Boxing Day and are 5.00 to record a win. The Clarets are 1.66 to earn all three points.
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