SMITH IN SWITCH TO TOON
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NEWCASTLE have won the race to sign Manchester United outcast Alan Smith in a deal worth around £3.5million.
Toon boss Sam Allardyce made his move for Smith after the England striker made public his dismay at not being offered a new deal by United.
But Allardyce failed in his bid to make it a United trio at Newcastle after the Old Trafford hierarchy rebuffed his attempts to sign defensive duo Wes Brown and Mikael Silvestre.
Smith revealed his desire to stay at Old Trafford only last week but admitted he had received no assurances about his future from Sir Alex Ferguson, a revelation which sparked a scramble for his signature.
Despite his reluctance to leave United following a £7million move from Leeds in 2004, Smith has been assured of regular football at Newcastle under Allardyce, something Fergie could not give him at Old Trafford.
And Smith is said to be relishing the challenge to prove he can get back to the level he was at before breaking a leg at Liverpool in February 2006, which ruled him out for seven months.
A host of Premiership clubs including Tottenham and Aston Villa made clear their interest in signing Smith but Newcastle have won the race.
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damn thought we got rid of silvestre. lol.
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bye bye Blondie
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hopefully its not true .
but if it is, surely he's worth more than £3.5million!
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newcastle getting ready to challenge for top 4 spot..
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Damn.. hope it's not true
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Damn la..United shud have offload Silvestre to them 2
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Fergie can go and die la. Heinze and Smith are definitely not the 2 ought to be sold. It should be that damned Richardson and Silvestre.
Cheers.
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Pompey in bid for United's Smith
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is trying to hijack Newcastle's move for Alan Smith.
Redknapp is lining up a £3.5 million bid for the Manchester United striker after being priced out of moves for Preston's David Nugent and Middlesbrough's Yakubu.
Boro are interested in the England player, too, and Redknapp said: "Alan is fantastic value at the money United are asking."
Redknapp also watched Sevilla's £7m striker Freddie Kanoute play Getafe in yesterday's Spanish Cup final. -
In your dreams, they should be glad if they don't get relegated to Championship next season. Hopefully Owen and Martins will turn over a new leaf by leaving this mediocre club.Originally posted by club18:newcastle getting ready to challenge for top 4 spot..
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x2!Originally posted by CKeer:Fergie can go and die la. Heinze and Smith are definitely not the 2 ought to be sold. It should be that damned Richardson and Silvestre.
Cheers.
CK
Any more news on Heinze's transfer? I can't imagine the squad without him, after seeing him as a familiar fixture in Utd's last run of crucial games this recent season...