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Newcastle Land 'New Rooney'

• omgukilledkenny

  9 Jun 08, 20:44

  Newcastle United are thought to have won the race for the signature of promising Plymouth striker Aaron Spear, who has been likened to Manchester United and England star Wayne Rooney.

  Newcastle director Dennis Wise is said to have negotiated the deal for the 15-year-old, beating Arsenal, Portsmouth and Tottenham Hotspur to the young forward.
  
  Spear has been a regular for Plymouth's under-16s and was ready to play in the reserves last season, but was not yet 15 - the minimum age for player registration - at the time.
  
  Now that the club battle appears to be over, there are also two countries fighting for Spear's loyalty. While he is primarily English, a Scottish grandmother could see him eligible for the Tartan Army, where he may be likely to get more exposure early on.
  
  The Magpies are said to be paying £1 million for the player in total, with installments being paid based on number of appearances.

• Kuali Baba

  9 Jun 08, 20:46

  I've never seen him before, but does that mean he also looks more like a football fan than a player?

• dinky1409

  9 Jun 08, 23:16

  never hear before all of a sudden next rooney come out.. interesting..

• KrU

  10 Jun 08, 00:42

  Only time will tell if he can be the next Rooney.

• a-Lost-9uY

  10 Jun 08, 01:06

  skali as usual its over rated

• sebosebo

  10 Jun 08, 11:06

  Dennis Wise is director of Newcastle? Is he the same Dennis Wise that played for Chelsea and managed Leeds?

• reyes

  10 Jun 08, 13:05

  the chances of 15 year old rise to expectation isnt that high.

  that why man utd, arsenal, chelsea  dont overbid for youngster.

   

• turbo_drift

  12 Jun 08, 20:09

  Originally posted by sebosebo:

  Dennis Wise is director of Newcastle? Is he the same Dennis Wise that played for Chelsea and managed Leeds?

  yes, he is.