Official: "Atletico" shook hands with Emre © EuroFootball.com

The Madrid "Atletico" announced that they have signed a contract with 31-year-old Turkish player Emre Belozoglu.

"His experience will be very useful for our team, which is one of the youngest in La Liga in terms of average age," said the team's director J.Caminero.

Atletico did not have to pay a transfer fee for the former Istanbul "Fenerbahce", Milan "Inter", "Newcastle United" midfielder, as Emre had become a free agent.