Hammers eye Parker as Allardyce considers Barton
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West Ham boss Alan Curbishley is expected to trigger a midfield merry-go-round by tabling a £7m bid for Newcastle captain Scott Parker. Nigel Reo-Coker, who reportedly handed in a transfer request at Upton Park on Saturday, could be used as a makeweight in a deal to snare Parker.
Former Charlton and Chelsea player Parker is believed to want to return to the south. Aston Villa are interested in Reo-Coker after they failed to land Steve Sidwell from Reading. But Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce is thought to prefer Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton, who is also attracting interest from Middlesbrough.
Should Boro fail to land Barton, Fulham captain Michael Brown could move to the Riverside instead. Brown's future is thought to be unclear at Craven Cottage and he could be available for around £3m.
Fulham are expected to complete the £1m signing of David Healy from Leeds in the next few days. Jerome Thomas is expected to join Birmingham in a deal worth £1.8m later this week. The Charlton striker is desperate for Premiership football and is set to become the next player to leave the relegated Addicks after Hermann Hreidarsson's switch to Portsmouth. -
hands off my captain!
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why would the captain leave for a lousier club???
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Jailbird no more fore Parker?
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jailbird better den wearing used sanitary pads.Originally posted by CKeer:
Jailbird no more fore Parker?
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West Ham where got lousy... They have quite a number of good players, Moreover he came from London... First at Charlton then Chelsea so i guess it could be quite an attractive offer for him to go back to London again.Originally posted by used:why would the captain leave for a lousier club??? -
Originally posted by monoslayer:jailbird better den wearing used sanitary pads.
It depends leh. Sometimes it'll look like Arsenal's home jersey's colour last season, sometimes it'll look like United's home jersey's colour.
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BIG SAM TRIGGERS MIDFIELD SHUFFLE
Sam Allardyce could be set for a reshuffle in Newcastle's midfield. Allardyce has set his sights on Joey Barton in a move that would see captain Scott Parker depart, with West Ham a likely destination.
The Mirror reports that Allardyce is willing to take a gamble on Manchester City bad boy Joey Barton. However this comes at the expense of Newcastle's current midfield lynchpin and club captain Scott Parker.
Parker has been a transfer target for Alan Curbishley and West Ham since January. At the time any possible move fell through due to West Ham's relegation fight, but it now seems a reunion with Parker's former Charlton manager could be on the cards. If Curbishley was to swoop for his former Charlton captain Allardyce would be prepared to let him go for £8million. This would then create the funds Allardyce needs for a straight swap replacement in Barton.
After his off-field problems Manchester City have stated a bid of £5.5million will land the player. Barton, whose availability is public knowledge, is wanted by a clutch of other clubs, including Middlesbrough and Everton. West Ham also have to move quickly after their own combative central midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker expressed his desire to leave the club. -
Wow.. Hope to see Barton play in Newcastle..