By PA Sport staff
Newcastle have completed the signing of winger Damien Duff from Chelsea.
The 27-year-old Republic of Ireland international passed a medical on Tyneside, while the first team were on their way back from Norway after beating Lillestrom to book their place in the UEFA Cup.
Duff has signed a five-year contract at St James' Park, with the fee undisclosed but understood to be in the region of �10million.
The fee for Duff had already been agreed between the clubs, and Duff had settled on personal terms after holding talks with Newcastle officials.
Duff helped Chelsea win the Premiership twice, but the competition for places after Michael Ballack's arrival meant he would not be guaranteed first-team football at Stamford Bridge in the coming campaign.
At Newcastle, that should not be a worry, as he has been bought to inject pace, invention and quality into the Magpies midfield.
Earlier in the day, and before the medical had been completed, Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder told Setanta Sports 2: "I can't tell you how pleased I am about getting a player of that quality.
"I would think it will excite our fans as well. I played for Newcastle - admittedly a long time ago - but we had the likes of Chrissy Waddle playing in that team that I played in and (the fans) love ball-players who can go past players and get crosses in and Damien is that type of player."
Roeder, who revealed Duff had been given "rave reviews" from international team-mates Shay Given and Stephen Carr as well as former Chelsea colleague Scott Parker, hopes the capture of Duff will only be the start of a busy summer of transfer activity at St James' Park.
Duff will be unveiled at St James' Park on Monday afternoon.
"Then we can start talking about the next player," said Roeder. "But we've got a list of players now that we want to start working our way through."
Duff was also wanted by Tottenham.
Chelsea were unwilling to sell Duff - a �17million signing from Blackburn in 2003 - to Tottenham for �7million but declared themselves ready to offload the wide man at the right price.
The move is one which will excite Newcastle's fans, who have seen captain Alan Shearer retire and �17million striker Michael Owen head off for another long spell in the treatment room.
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仲會簽人
:icon063: 原帖由 Donald 於 2006-7-2412:31 AM 發表
仲會簽人
爭一個 迪亞華拉/蘇金寶 原帖由 Reina Tanaka 於 2006-7-2412:49 AM 發表
爭一個 迪亞華拉/蘇金寶
堅架:confused: 原帖由 andres_tabris 於 2006-7-2412:51 AM 發表
堅架:confused:
唔係壞事:icon032: 原帖由 Reina Tanaka 於 2006-7-2412:49 AM 發表
爭一個 迪亞華拉/蘇金寶
要前者好過，我唔想睇新舊金寶合作打中路:icon101: 其實d so-called 新星
例如朗尼、c朗、雲佩斯、雷耶斯果d 周薪有幾高？ 原帖由 Donald 於 2006-7-2311:41 PM 發表
粗糙估計，紐記應該係四強外播得最多的一隊:icon112:
:icon032:上季熱刺播的次數肯定比Magies多
:icon101:我差不多個個禮拜都有直播睇 原帖由 沉睡的藍 於 2006-7-2403:41 AM 發表
其實d so-called 新星
例如朗尼、c朗、雲佩斯、雷耶斯果d 周薪有幾高？
第1,2,4個都應該幾高下
肥仔應該肯定> 50000
雷耶斯黎果陣都話過人工唔低
C朗怕且都起碼35000啦
保守估計 原帖由 熱刺#29戴維斯 於 2006-7-2408:11 AM 發表
第1,2,4個都應該幾高下
肥仔應該肯定> 50000
雷耶斯黎果陣都話過人工唔低
C朗怕且都起碼35000啦
保守估計
C朗之前續約好似去到50000/week
5百萬英鎊!
Duff fee set Toon back just £5millionDamien Duff's transfer from Chelsea to Newcastle was completed for just £5million, a statement to the Stock Exchange has confirmed. so cheap... 油王努力燒錢:icon101: 點解車仔reject熱刺7m既出價:confused: 原帖由 SamiHyyyyyyyia 於 2006-7-2406:25 PM 發表
點解車仔reject熱刺7m既出價:confused:
rival? 原帖由 SamiHyyyyyyyia 於 2006-7-2406:25 PM 發表
點解車仔reject熱刺7m既出價:confused:
可能熱刺威脅大d:icon101: 原帖由 疾峰 於 2006-7-2406:26 PM 發表
可能熱刺威脅大d:icon101:
熱刺:( 原帖由 SamiHyyyyyyyia 於 2006-7-2406:25 PM 發表
點解車仔reject熱刺7m既出價:confused:
:icon124:司馬昭之心
:icon099:可能仲記住阿連臣屈左佢地6M而:icon050: 原帖由 第一射手舒利亞 於 2006-7-2406:18 PM 發表
Duff fee set Toon back just £5million
Damien Duff's transfer from Chelsea to Newcastle was completed for just £5million, a statement to the Stock Exchange has confirmed.
同打FM一樣，自己隊已經有個打得好好的新星，但係有個同位置的球星割價大傾銷，點抉擇先好？
肥主席就決定買左先算。
無論點都好，始終都係一個好抵的交易﹗好在杜夫經常受傷，尼索比亞出場機會不少。 Newcastle have revealed that they snapped up Damien Duff from Chelsea for £5 million.
The winger was deemed surplus to requirements by Blues chief Jose Mourinho and was linked with Newcastle, Tottenham and Liverpool.
It had been widely reported that a fee of £10 million would prise him away from Stamford Bridge, but Newcastle confirmed in a statement to the Stock Exchange that they had landed a player who cost Chelsea £17 million when they signed him from Blackburn for £5 million.
"The directors of Newcastle United PLC are pleased to announce that Damien Duff passed his medical and his transfer from Chelsea has been completed for a fee of £5 million," read the statement.
"The player has agreed personal terms and signed a five-year contract ending in June 2011."
Newcastle are set to unveil Duff at a press conference at 2pm on Monday and skysports.com will provide you with all the reaction from St James' Park.
ONLY 5m :icon013::icon013:
Magpies announce £5m Duff deal
Newcastle have revealed that they snapped up Damien Duff from Chelsea for £5 million.The winger was deemed surplus to requirements by Blues chief Jose Mourinho and was linked with Newcastle, Tottenham and Liverpool.
It had been widely reported that a fee of £10 million would prise him away from Stamford Bridge, but Newcastle confirmed in a statement to the Stock Exchange that they had landed a player who cost Chelsea £17 million when they signed him from Blackburn for £5 million.
"The directors of Newcastle United PLC are pleased to announce that Damien Duff passed his medical and his transfer from Chelsea has been completed for a fee of £5 million," read the statement.
"The player has agreed personal terms and signed a five-year contract ending in June 2011."
Newcastle are set to unveil Duff at a press conference at 2pm on Monday and skysports.com will provide you with all the reaction from St James' Park.
:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
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