@yourservice 67 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Or just agents crap! he's been linked with Chelsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4ever 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 By whom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted January 9, 2007 Author Share Posted January 9, 2007 (edited) It'll be on the back page of a rag tomorrow straight swap for shevchenko would be ok,he likes playing in stripes Edited January 9, 2007 by @yourservice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4ever 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 I take it this was mentioned on the SSN paper preview then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted January 9, 2007 Author Share Posted January 9, 2007 I take it this was mentioned on the SSN paper preview then? pat on back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg 6 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 In the Guardian tomorrow apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 4932 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 What fee is being quoted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 id take £18m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg 6 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/...=rss&feed=5 Martins shaken by rumours of Chelsea move · Newcastle say speculation over player 'agent driven' · Nigerian striker would fill gap in Blues' front line Michael Walker and Matt Scott Tuesday January 9, 2007 The Guardian Newcastle United are increasingly concerned that an "agent-driven" plan to move the striker Obafemi Martins to Chelsea in the January transfer window may unsettle the Nigerian. It is said that Chelsea view Martins, who joined Newcastle from Internazionale in August, as a potential pacy partner for Didier Drogba, but within St James' Park there is anger that the story may be a fabrication. "This is agent-driven, it is not from Obafemi Martins or Chelsea," said a senior figure at Newcastle, who pointed out the close working relationship between the Newcastle chairman, Freddy Shepherd, and Chelsea's chief executive, Peter Kenyon. The club are emphatic that Martins is not for sale and that there has been no contact from Stamford Bridge. Article continues Chelsea may well be in the market for a striker, given their over-reliance on Drogba for goals this season and the relative failure of both Andriy Shevchencko and Salomon Kalou, both bought last summer, to make an impact. The Ukrainian in particular has provided scant return for a £30m investment, and the Ivorian striker Kalou was among those recently singled out for criticism by Jose Mourinho after a string of mediocre performances. The club have been linked with a move for the Tottenham forward Jermain Defoe, who also fits the profile of a small, fast foil to Drogba's powerful game. A move for Martins, 22, has apparently been the subject of discussion on the Chelsea training pitches as players speculate as to who might be added to the squad. Newcastle do not want to give the story credibility by publicly commenting on it but behind the scenes they are sure where the connection has come from and why it has been made. Martins signed a five-year contract when he arrived from Internazionale for £10.1m in late August and has handled the burden of inheriting Alan Shearer's No9 jersey with increasing confidence over the past five months. He has nine goals in 22 starts and Newcastle's manager, Glenn Roeder, believes his best form will be seen after his first season in English football. Martins is said to be happy on Tyneside but with Michael Owen still recovering from long-term injury Newcastle can ill afford to lose their main striker. There appears to be more substance to surprise interest from PSV Eindhoven in another expensive Newcastle forward, the underachieving Albert Luque, but it is unlikely the Spaniard would move to the Netherlands given his enormous salary at St James' Park, where he was signed for £9m from Deportivo La Coruña by Graeme Souness 18 months ago. Newcastle are now willing to listen to offers for Luque but it seems PSV would only take the 28-year-old on loan. Under Roeder Newcastle resisted that route with Jean-Alain Boumsong, eventually selling him to Juventus for £3.5m, and it is almost certain they will do the same with Luque. Officials from PSV are expected on Tyneside this week for preliminary discussions but their journey will prove fruitless if the maximum they are prepared to offer is a loan deal in which they require Newcastle to continue paying a significant proportion of Luque's weekly wage. Hertha Berlin's £5.5m-rated centre-back Josip Simunic last night linked himself with a move to Chelsea. "I am aware of Chelsea's interest in me, although I can't say much more," said the 28-year-old Croatian, who was shown three yellow cards by Graham Poll during Croatia's World Cup match against Australia - the country of his birth - last year. "It has been a dream of mine since childhood to play in England and I hope to fulfil it sooner or later. But Hertha will have the final word on the matter. I will only be able to move to England if they accept Chelsea's offer." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 I'd take Sheva for him tbh, don't care if he is 29 him and Owen would be a better combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34877 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 They can have him for anything upwards of £15m tbh. Maybe £15m + Schevchenko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magma 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Just heard on the Metro Radio about Martins moving to Chelsea and I think they said it was just a rumor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinofbeans 86 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 is his agent that scumbag mckay..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 I'd take Sheva for him tbh, don't care if he is 29 him and Owen would be a better combination. But what will he be like with Shola after Owen leaves us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 As an aside, why doesn't it surprise me that Fat Fred is very good mates with Kenyon? They deserve each other tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Get rid for anything above £5m + SWP + Sheva please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 A lad I was talking to yesterday reckoned we should sell Parker to West Ham in agreement for them dropping out of the race for SWP and selling us Reo-Coker. Strange, but interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 A lad I was talking to yesterday reckoned we should sell Parker to West Ham in agreement for them dropping out of the race for SWP and selling us Reo-Coker. Strange, but interesting. I'd swap Parker for Reo-Coker, if we got any money out of the deal it would be a bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg 6 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 is his agent that scumbag mckay..... No, Patrick Bastianelli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffer 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Not impressed with coker but I'd consider swopping Parker for Dean Aston. Straight swop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footsoldier 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 I'd do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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