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發表於 2009-1-5 13:00:45
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Xisco must go before Newcastle can buy
NEWCASTLE boss Joe Kinnear has been told he must sell Spanish flop Xisco before he can buy in the January sales.
And Kinnear fears that failure to find a buyer for the striker and other unwanted fringe players will tempt United owner Mike Ashley to accept an imminent bid from Manchester City for Shay Given.
While being asked to finance his own spending this month, Kinnear — who is eyeing Portsmouth midfielder Papa Bouba Diop and Rangers skipper Barry Ferguson — last night reiterated that prize assets Michael Owen and the unsettled Given are “untouchables”.
And while he braces himself for City to test Ashley’s resolve over Given, Kinnear is urgently trying to sell Xisco to the highest bidder in Spain, amid fears failure to offload the striker see Newcastle miss out on their own top target this month.
Jose Enrique is also being touted around La Liga, while Alan Smith is being offered to English clubs and offers for Charles N’Zogbia, Geremi and even summer signings Fabricio Coloccini and Jonas Gutierrez will be considered as Kinnear attempts to raise an improbable £16 million from player sales.
But while Xisco, bought for £5.7m from Deportivo La Coruna against then manager Kevin Keegan’s wishes in September, is the sale that Kinnear hopes will bankroll his first signing as Newcastle boss — but difficulty in finding a buyer will only add to the pressure to sell Given.
“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. “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.”
If he can land a left-back, Kinnear is also eager to sell Enrique, who has struggled to impose himself in English football since arriving from Villarreal for £6.3m in the summer of 2007.
But while he is insistent that Given, like Michael Owen, must not be sold, Kinnear admitted he is prepared to have to persuade United owner Mike Ashley to rebuff any bids for the duo.
“I just hope it never comes down to Mike suggesting to me that I sell Shay Given in order to free up funds,” added Kinnear. “I’d tell Mike that Shay must stay.
“Shay is an untouchable as far as I’m concerned. Shay and Michael are untouchable in January and there’s no chance I’d sell.”
Kinnear’s bid to keep Given is only further complicated by the fact that City are willing to almost double the Irishman’s wages from his current £35,000-a-week. |
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