Insomnia set to join Wigan

• omgukilledkenny

  31 Jan 09, 12:28

  

  Newcastle winger Charles N’Zogbia has confirmed that he is set to join Wigan as part of an exchange deal.

  N’Zogbia said this week that he would never play for Newcastle again while Joe Kinnear was in charge of the club, and reports emerged suggesting he would head to The JJB Stadium with Ryan Taylor heading in the other direction.

  And the 22-year-old, who moved to St James’ Park in 2004, appears to have verified the rumours.

  Asked if he would definitely leave Newcastle, he told L’Equipe: “There are still things to be finalised, but it will be sorted out on Saturday when my agent arrives in England.

  “I’m relieved.

  “I really wanted to move clubs, but the problem is that Newcastle wanted a lot of money.

  “Fortunately for me, the club have found an agreement with Wigan, who wanted one of their players. Good news.”

  N’Zogbia had been linked with high-profile sides like Arsenal, Tottenham, Aston Villa and Lyon, but he believes Wigan will still be a step up for his career.

  He said: “It is a club that has targets and is much more ambitious than Newcastle.

  “I know I was linked with other teams, but if they had really wanted me, they would have managed to make me leave.”

  N’Zogbia was enraged by a remark from Kinnear following the midweek defeat to Manchester City, but he insists he bears no grudges.

  “In his press conference, he called me not ‘N’Zogbia’ but ‘insomnia’,” he said.

  “It showed a lack of respect, but that's okay. I don't have anything against him.

  “I do not forget that Newcastle is the club that gave me my chance in professional football.

  “Today, I leave without any regrets.”

  Reports suggest both N'Zogbia and Taylor are now in talks over the deals, with Wigan said to have agreed to pay £6 million for N'Zogbia.

• dinky1409

  31 Jan 09, 13:43

  lmaoo.. insomnia sia.. nzogbia lah.. lmao.

• Scania N113CRB l0v3r

  31 Jan 09, 13:47

  lolx Insomnia?

• limpper

  31 Jan 09, 19:21

  don act cute leh

• omgukilledkenny

  31 Jan 09, 22:00

  dont you know his manager calls him that?

• Scania N113CRB l0v3r

  31 Jan 09, 22:23

  i dun know wor

• omgukilledkenny

  31 Jan 09, 22:33

  Originally posted by Scania N113CRB l0v3r:

  i dun know wor

  “In his press conference, he called me not ‘N’Zogbia’ but ‘insomnia’,” he said.

• Scania N113CRB l0v3r

  31 Jan 09, 22:33

  O srry wor i not interested in Newcastle Team, Paiseh

• omgukilledkenny

  31 Jan 09, 22:36

  Originally posted by Scania N113CRB l0v3r:

  O srry wor i not interested in Newcastle Team, Paiseh

   

  I wasnt interested till JK called him insomnia.

• Scania N113CRB l0v3r

  31 Jan 09, 22:37

  lolx

• sand king

  1 Feb 09, 10:59

  JK couldn't rmb his name lol