Atletico Madrid make second signing of the summer

 MADRID, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Spanish BBVA Primera Liga outfit¹ Atletico Madrid Tuesday confirmed their second signing for the 2012-2013 season.

 

The Europa League winners have signed Turkish international midfielder Emre Belozoglu on a two-year contract.

 

Emre, 31, has represented Turkey on 71 occasions and has previously³ played for Galatasaray, Inter² Milan, Newcastle and Fenerbahce.

 

He comes on a free contract after the expiry of his deal with Fenerbahce and will arrive in Madrid on Thursday to sign the contract which will see him play at the Vicente Calderon Stadium until the end of June 2014.

 

Emre arrives at Atletico Madrid jusat 24 hours after the announcement that the club has agreed a four-year-contract with Uruguayan international Cristian Rodriguez, who also arrives on a free transfer after concluding his contract with Portuguese⁴ side, Porto.

 

Elsewhere Athletic⁵ Club Bilbao, who lost to Atletico in the Europa League final, have extended the contract of forward Ibai Gomez for a further two seasons. The local born player, who had an excellent second half to the season, will now remain with Athletic until at least June 2014.

 

Meanwhile his buyout clause has been raised to 30 million Euros.

1 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

2 inter   

v.埋葬

参考例句：

• They interred their dear comrade in the arms.他们埋葬了他们亲爱的战友。
• The man who died in that accident has been interred.在那次事故中死的那个人已经被埋葬了。

3 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

4 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。

5 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。