Brighton and Hove Albion have tonight completed the signing of striker Bobby Zamora on a one-year contract.
The former England international, who left Queens Park Rangers at the end of last season, made his name with Albion, scoring 83 goals in just over three seasons between 2000 and 2003.
He passed a medical at the American Express Elite Football Performance Centre this evening Monday 3 August), before signing the paperwork to complete his move back to the Albion.
Manager Chris Hughton said: “We are absolutely delighted to have brought Bobby back to Brighton. He needs absolutely no introduction here.
“The Albion fans know everything about him, from his achievements in a Brighton shirt and right through his time with Spurs, West Ham, Fulham and QPR.
“I also know Bobby well, having worked with him during his time at Spurs, and he is a great professional.
“I know he will bring plenty of experience to the team, having played Premier League, European and international football.
“He will also bring a lot in terms of character to the club and to the dressing room – but most importantly, having played more than 30 times for QPR last season, he brings top quality to our offensive options.
“We still have work to do in terms of adding to the squad, including those offensive options, in terms of creating and scoring goals.”
Zamora joined Albion for £100,000 in the summer of 2000, having impressed during a loan spell the previous season – scoring six goals in six games under then manager Micky Adams.
After helping the Seagulls win back-to-back championships in 2001 and 2002, he eventually moved to Spurs for a record transfer fee received of £1.5 million.
Subsequent moves to West Ham, Fulham and QPR followed. He helped Fulham reach the Europa League Final in 2010.
He was also called up to the England squad during Fabio Capello’s time in charge but injury ruled him out of that year’s World Cup Finals.
