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Wellington booted to Brazil

By Thomas Zocher

Monday 6 February 2012 17:00, UK

Wellington: Left parent club Hoffenheim on loan until the summer
Image: Wellington: Left parent club Hoffenheim on loan until the summer

Bundesliga outfit Hoffenheim have agreed a new loan spell for their out-of-favour Brazilian striker Wellington.

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Out-of-favour Brazilian striker returns to homeland on loan

Out-of-favour Hoffenheim striker Wellington has returned to Brazil on loan. The 23-year-old has moved to Clube Atlético Linense in his home country until the end of July 2012. It is the fifth loan spell for the striker since he joined Hoffenheim from Brazilian side Internacional Porto Alegre for £3.8m in 2008. Hoffenheim general manager Ernst Tanner told Sportinformationsdienst: "We have agreed terms with Clube Atlético Linense regarding a loan move of Wellington. "Wellington will be joining this club until the summer." The striker is contracted to Hoffenheim until June 2013 and has featured in just 19 Bundesliga matches for the club.

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