Newcastle move for Czech
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Newcastle United have joined the race to sign Czech international defender David Rozehnal.
The Paris Saint Germain star is the subject of a bid from Borussia Dortmund, but now Newcastle have entered the battle for his signature.
The 26-year-old has been a rock at the heart of the PSG defence for the last two years since joining from Club Brugge.
Dortmund looked clear favourites to land Rozehnal, but now his representatives have confirmed Newcastle are now very much in the running as new boss Sam Allardyce targets some much needed defensive reinforcements.
Pavel Zika admits that talks between PSG and Borussia are not going as smoothly as they could.
"After a meeting between PSG and Borussia representatives it seemed the deal would be done easily, but now it looks that the negotiations will be very tough," he said.
"Also, Newcastle are yet to have their strong say."
Vikor Kolar - who works with Zika, admitted that Rozehnal's future will be decided by PSG.
"It will depend which side hand PSG the most financially interesting offer," he told Sport.
"Both destinations [Borussia and Newcastle] have their magic, but PSG will have the final word. David is going to consider his future after Saturday's match against Wales."
Allardyce is a known fan of Rozehnal after trying to sign him for Bolton as recently as January and he has wasted little time in rekindling his interest. -
at first glance i tot it was cech
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Precisely..i was like laughing it off when i saw the title.. Cech for newcastle?Originally posted by used:at first glance i tot it was cech
dunno much abt this player so cant really judge
hah..newcastle every yr quite active in the mkt 1...hope they get some good players and make epl more interesting
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they are not good at signing defenders
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But this guy might turn out to be a Ben Haim.Originally posted by anhydrouscoppersulphate:they are not good at signing defenders
Cheers.
CK