Keane ready to put his faith in United striker Saha

• zocoss

  15 Jul 08, 12:57

  Sunderland's Keane ready to put his faith in United striker Saha

  

   

  Roy Keane is ready to turn to Manchester United forward Louis Saha as the Barclays Premier League champions are willing to let him go on a payas- you-play deal.

  Roma and Fulham have already snubbed the chance to sign the 29-year-old. Roma were keen to sign the France forward on loan, followed by a possible free transfer, but baulked when informed they would have to pay a set fee after a certain amount of appearances.

  Fulham also dropped out of the running for their former striker when told of the financial implications of signing a player currently on £70,000-a-week. That, however, has not deterred Keane as he bids to add firepower to a squad seriously weakened by the knee injury Kenwyne Jones picked up in an international friendly with England.

  Sir Alex Ferguson wants to offload Saha as he continues his pursuit of Tottenham's Dimitar Berbatov. Saha's career at United has been dogged by injury since his £12.8million transfer from Fulham in 2004, and Ferguson is so eager to offload the striker that he will let the player go for nothing, initially at least.

  The forward's £3.5m-a-year salary has scared off would-be suitors, but Keane believes the player would represent good value if he can be persuaded to take a pay cut to move to the Stadium of Light.

  Keane is ready to begin transforming a squad who struggled to stay up last season. He has again been promised major financial backing and is prepared to spend £10m to land Celtic left back Lee Naylor, Steaua Bucharest centre half Dorin Goian and Reading winger Stephen Hunt.

  The Sunderland manager is also weighing up a move for Tottenham's Steed Malbranque, and is keeping tabs on Andy Johnson. However, the striker favours a move to Wigan.

• zocoss

  15 Jul 08, 18:48

  Keane is doing a good job for United by taking away all those players united don't want anymore... And pay them a good price too... Remember Richardson...

• omgukilledkenny

  15 Jul 08, 20:10

  Must make sure we sign a striker first...Saha's still good for a subs role.

• gigabyte14

  15 Jul 08, 20:15

  walao

  fight with arsenal for eto'o ma

• dinky1409

  15 Jul 08, 21:46

  stephen hunt not bad..

• Keii

  15 Jul 08, 22:03

  Small teams gotta start somewhere right?

• sand king

  15 Jul 08, 22:59

  Buy berba sell cinderella.

• Gackt247

  15 Jul 08, 23:04

  Originally posted by zocoss:

  Keane is doing a good job for United by taking away all those players united don't want anymore... And pay them a good price too... Remember Richardson...

  
  but richardson play for sunderland not bad leh. kns.. must be kelong..

• zocoss

  15 Jul 08, 23:18

  Originally posted by Gackt247:

  
  but richardson play for sunderland not bad leh. kns.. must be kelong..

  
  Not bad? I think Keane is unhappy with him also now... and may even want to offload him before the season start...

• Gackt247

  15 Jul 08, 23:19

  Originally posted by zocoss:

  
  Not bad? I think Keane is unhappy with him also now... and may even want to offload him before the season start...

  
  is it.. i tot got one period of time he like sunderland's only bright spark.. duno la.. lol..

• hisoka

  15 Jul 08, 23:40

  getting united rejects again? .........
• iceFatboy

  16 Jul 08, 11:07

  maybe, he just needs a jumpstart to ignite his career again, and this is the launch pad - sunderland.