Kameni stays with Espanyol

Kameni will stay until 2009

Cameroon goalkeeper Carlos Kameni has agreed to sign a three-year contract extension with Spanish side Espanyol.

The Barcelona-based side said that the 22-year-old, who joined from French side Le Havre in 2004, will sign a new deal that will run out in June 2009.

Espanyol narrowly avoided relegation from the Primera Liga last season, with a last minute goal in the final game saving them from the drop.

But they will play in next season's Uefa Cup, after beating Real Zaragoza to lift the King's Cup.

Moroccan international midfielder Mohammed El Yaagoubi will be joining Kameni at the club, after signing a two-year contract.

Worth $382,000, the transfer fee will rise to $509,000 if they maintain their first division status over the next two seasons.

The 28-year-old player, who was injured for much of last season, joined Espanyol from Osasuna.

Meanwhile, Equatorial Guinea striker Rodolfo Bodipo has left relegated Alaves to join Deportivo La Coruna.

The 28-year-old Spanish-born player agreed a five-year contract, in a move reported to be worth $2.5 million.

Bodipo, who has also played for Racing Santander and Recreativo Huelva, scored eight goals in La Liga last season.