<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=431 border=0><TR><TD class=blue30 width=417>Fabian Ernst to sign five-year deal with Schalke
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</TD><TD class=blue30 width=7><img src=\"http://www.schalke04.de/docroot/_img/leer.gif\"></TD></TR><TR><TD class=blue30 width=7><img src=\"http://www.schalke04.de/docroot/_img/leer.gif\"></TD><TD class=blue30 width=417><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=417 border=0><TR><TD class=text><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=left border=0><TR><TD colSpan=4><img src=\"http://www.schalke04.de/docroot/_img/leer.gif\"></TD></TR><TR><TD><img src=\"http://www.schalke04.de/docroot/_files/index_041211_ernst1102865816.jpg\"></TD><TD><img src=\"http://www.schalke04.de/docroot/_img/leer.gif\"></TD><TD class=blue100><img src=\"http://www.schalke04.de/docroot/_img/leer.gif\"></TD><TD><img src=\"http://www.schalke04.de/docroot/_img/leer.gif\"></TD></TR></TABLE>Schalke\'s squad will be strengthened by the arrival of Fabian Ernst next season. The Germany international, whose contract with German champi-ons Werder Bremen expires in summer, has agreed to join the Royal Blues on a five-year deal that will run until 30 June 2010. <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=right border=0 valign=\"bottom\"><TR><TD align=left><a href=\"http://www.schalke04.de/35_news/news.php?newsaction=detail&newsId=1810\" target=\"_blank\" ><img src=\"http://www.schalke04.de/docroot/_img/icon_more_en.gif\"></A></TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR></TABLE>