Zakuani signs permanent deal!

Peterborough fans have been waiting for this news for weeks now, and finally Gabriel Zakuani has signed a three-and-a-half year deal for the club.

Since signing on loan from Fulham, the defender has yet to taste defeat for the club in his 12 appearances. Playing alongside Craig Morgan a very solid centre back partnership has been built, and six clean sheets have been earnt since his arrival.

After spending last season on loan at Championship promotion winners Stoke, it looked a tough task to get him to come to London Road on a permanent basis, but once again the management and owners of the club have worked their magic and convinced yet another big name that Peterborough is the place to be.

Manager Darren Ferguson is clearly delighted to have this signing wrapped up ahead of the January transfer window. “Gabby has been excellent since he came here on-loan and has been a big part of our unbeaten run. He is an out and out defender and has formed a good partnership with Craig Morgan.”

The transfer apparently not a transfer record for the club, but rumours of around £350,000 has been spent on the Congo DR star.

Although the signing is without doubt a great buy for the club, you have to feel sorry for Chris Westwood. He has been a superb player for the club, and rarely had a bad game, but it now seems that as long as Morgan and Zakuani stay fit, there will be limited opportunities for him.

The news is a big boost ahead of tonight’s game away at Swindon, where Posh will be looking to extend their unbeaten streak.

Chris Whelpdale looks set to miss out again tonight, and Ferguson may hand a full debut to Andrew Crofts after he came on for his debut as a substitute at the weekend. Sergio Torres and Shaun Batt will battle it out for the place on the right wing for the game at the County Ground.

Swindon are down in 18th place in the league and battled out a 2-2 draw at the weekend against Bristol Rovers.

A report for the game will be posted soon.