He had been monitored by Arsenal's scouting department for more than two years, and the London club tried three times to sign him, failing on all occasions – this included a £9,000,000 offer, promptly rejected by Portuguesa.
On 4 May 2007, the Andalusia outfit confirmed he signed a permanent deal until 2011, for a fee of €4 million (£2.7 million).
The land provided work for over five ploughs and was valued at £4.
Having played more than 350 league games in the Netherlands, Van der Gouw was an experienced choice for taking Tony Coton's place when the latter departed to Sunderland, and was transferred to Manchester United for a fee of £500,000.
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