Sven v Keane Sven Goran Eriksson has taken on hard-man Roy Keane with an audacious bid to hijack Sunderland's £5.5million bid for Manchester United winger Kieran Richardson. The new Manchester City manager, who handed the 22-year-old his England debut, made contact with the player's advisers in a bid to persuade him to move to United's local rivals. Eriksson is ready to splash out a sizeable chunk of the £50m transfer budget he has been promised by new City owner Thaksin Shinawatra on Richardson), having yesterday completed the £8.8m signing of Reggina striker Rolando Bianchi. Everton are also interested in Richardson but it has come down to a fight between Sunderland and City over who gets a player boss Sir Alex Ferguson has deemed surplus to requirements. David McDonnell, The Mirror
Meanwhile, The Daily Mail claim Keane has already won the battle. They report Sunderland have agreed a deal, in principle, of £5.5million for the winger, with a wage bill of £45,000 a week.
Most of the tabloids, however, have devoted large coverage to the Tevez transfer saga and quote Sir Alex saying "I think we have got our player". The Argentina international's agent, Kia Joorabchian, has revealed the striker will fly into Manchester on Tuesday for a medical.
In other news, The Daily Mirror report former Reds forward David Healy has agreed a £2m move to Fulham from Leeds United.
CoolMyth
Kieran Richardson is worth 45,000 pounds per week!!?!?!?!
Being in Man U sure is good eh? It doesn't matter if you are shit. Other people will think you are gold.