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Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear is desperate for a Spanish club to make an offer for £5million Magpie misfit Xisco. Before Kinnear can bring in his own transfer targets to the Premier League club.
22-year-old Xisco arrived at the North East club in the summer from La Liga side Deportivo La Coruna in an initial £5.7million deal. However, the Spanish Under-21 International has failed to make an impact in the Premiership, with the striker just featuring 4 times in the league for Newcastle this season, scoring the once on his Magpies debut against Hull City.
Xisco now looks certain to depart St James’ Park, having been brought in against former manager Kevin Keegan’s wishes in the summer. Kinnear has deemed the striker surplus to requirements at Newcastle and is eager recoup of much as the fee paid for Xisco in the summer.
“If we can get back somewhere near what we paid for the player we have in mind then I could go and get another player that I want for £5m,” said Kinnear, quoted in the Sunday Sun.
“One deal will automatically trigger the next one.
“So I’m banging on the door hoping that they (the buying club) will make a decision because the player that I want is wanted by other teams too.
“The last thing I want is to let someone else get in there before we do.”
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Monday, 5 January 2009
Sunday, 4 January 2009
Liverpool & Spurs In Race For Spanish Winger
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Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool are both chasing the signature of Spanish winger Angel Lafita at Deportivo La Coruna, according to The People.
24-year-old Lafita has become the subject of interest of a number of sides, with West Ham and Manchester United also linked with the Spaniard, who has scored 5 goals in 8 La Liga appearances for Depor after coming back from some injury problems at the start of the season.
However, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has declared that the Premiership Champions transfer business for January was finished after the double signing of Serbian pair Zoran Tosic and Adem Ljalic from Partizan Belgrade. Hammers boss Gianfranco Zola has to sell before he can bring fresh faces into Upton Park, which leaves Spurs and the Reds to fight it out for Lafita.
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez had hinted on Friday that it would be difficult and expensive to find players at the right price to improve the squad at Anfield, with Lafita an attractive proposition for the Merseyside club as he is valued at around £3million by Depor.
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp sees the Spanish winger as an alternative to main target Stewart Downing at Middlesbrough, with Lafita’s modest price tag also something to consider for the Spurs manager in his pursuit of a left-sided player to bring to White Hart Lane.
Lafita, is under contract at the Riazor until 2012, but has made no secret of his desire to play for a bigger club, with it understood that El Turco will allow the midfielder to leave Spain if their valuation is met by either Premier League club.
Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool are both chasing the signature of Spanish winger Angel Lafita at Deportivo La Coruna, according to The People.
24-year-old Lafita has become the subject of interest of a number of sides, with West Ham and Manchester United also linked with the Spaniard, who has scored 5 goals in 8 La Liga appearances for Depor after coming back from some injury problems at the start of the season.
However, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has declared that the Premiership Champions transfer business for January was finished after the double signing of Serbian pair Zoran Tosic and Adem Ljalic from Partizan Belgrade. Hammers boss Gianfranco Zola has to sell before he can bring fresh faces into Upton Park, which leaves Spurs and the Reds to fight it out for Lafita.
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez had hinted on Friday that it would be difficult and expensive to find players at the right price to improve the squad at Anfield, with Lafita an attractive proposition for the Merseyside club as he is valued at around £3million by Depor.
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp sees the Spanish winger as an alternative to main target Stewart Downing at Middlesbrough, with Lafita’s modest price tag also something to consider for the Spurs manager in his pursuit of a left-sided player to bring to White Hart Lane.
Lafita, is under contract at the Riazor until 2012, but has made no secret of his desire to play for a bigger club, with it understood that El Turco will allow the midfielder to leave Spain if their valuation is met by either Premier League club.
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