DUFF GOES TO TOON
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NEWCASTLE boss Glenn Roeder has clinched a dramatic £10million deal to steal Chelsea winger Damien Duff from under Tottenham's noses.
Liverpool came in late but Roeder will land Duff after Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho reluctantly admitted yesterday that he is ready to sell him after two hours of crunch talks.
Spurs manager Martin Jol has made two bids for Duff but Newcastle are confident of tying up a deal in the next 24 hours because the Republic of Ireland star has made it clear he would prefer a move to the North East.
Duff, who has just 12 months left on his contract, was in Newcastle with his advisers last night and Roeder is hoping to finalise a fouryear deal worth £60,000 a week.
Newcastle have met Chelsea's valuation after outbidding Tottenham, whose initial offer was just £5m because of his poor injury record.
Spurs will now miss out despite going back with a second bid of £7m. It is a coup for Roeder and would be his first major signing since taking charge permanently as Newcastle boss.
Duff joined Chelsea for £17m in 2003 as one of Roman Abramovich's first big-money recruits and has won two Premiership titles in two seasons.
Mourinho, who yesterday publicly confirmed his interest in Arsenal's Ashley Cole for the first time, admitted that he would like Duff to stay but is now resigned to losing him in the next 48 hours.
Mourinho said: "I love Damien as a player and as a person and I can understand what he has in his heart. After that, it becomes business. He is such a good player it will not be easy business." -
damn.. that's a great buy by 'toon..
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how come they like to buy injury prone players?
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Poor N'Zogbia.
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damn too...was he a man u target when chelsea was chasing him ? if yes then man u should buy him mah...tink giggs still young ar
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alrite...
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No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!why did duff move to this ***** !?!
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He was a Liverpool target... but silly to be a toon. Spurs or Liverpool anytime better then the Car- Toon team.Originally posted by CHoCo^LaTcH:damn too...was he a man u target when chelsea was chasing him ? if yes then man u should buy him mah...tink giggs still young ar -
gd tat toon captured duff... cool...
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This duff business blackburn make the most profit.... He join as a trainee and sold for 17m pound... Same with chris sutton bought for 2.5m pound sold for 10m pound to chelsea... And don forget Shearer, 4m pound and went to newcastle for 15m pound.... seem that blackburn knows how to do nice business.....
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chris sutton is 5m... then tink he went celtic after tat so duno abt any 10m to chelsea deal...Originally posted by TaShA & nAt:This duff business blackburn make the most profit.... He join as a trainee and sold for 17m pound... Same with chris sutton bought for 2.5m pound sold for 10m pound to chelsea... And don forget Shearer, 4m pound and went to newcastle for 15m pound.... seem that blackburn knows how to do nice business..... -
i am glad he joined newcastle.
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they can play duff up front, and n'zogbia can still playOriginally posted by CoolMyth:Poor N'Zogbia. -
LIVERPOOLÂ’S bid to net Damien Duff has been hijacked by Newcastle.
Winger Duff, 27, looked bound for Anfield after being told he could quit champions Chelsea.
But last night he stunned the Kop by agreeing terms for a £10million Toon move - then had a medical at Newcastle on Saturday.
A Magpies statement said: “Newcastle United have exchanged contracts with Chelsea for the transfer of Damien Duff. The player has agreed terms and is currently undergoing a medical.”
Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder had confirmed their interest yesterday, declaring: “It does not surprise me to be linked with someone of his quality but I’ve heard Tottenham and Liverpool are both interested in him.
“We’d be interested in any player of that calibre.
“It’s whether we can become involved with someone like Damien or, for that matter, anyone else we’ve been linked with like Dirk Kuyt at Feyenoord.
“You wouldn’t want to be signing players no one else wants.”
Liverpool have been trying to capture SevilleÂ’s Brazilian winger Daniel Alves all summer but are long-term Duff admirers.
They hoped to sign him when he left Blackburn three years ago, only to be comprehensively outbid as Chelsea weighed in with a £17m offer.
This time, though, Reds chief Rafa Benitez reckoned the lure of Champions League football would be decisive.
Chelsea have paved the way for Ashley Cole’s £16m arrival from Arsenal next week by allowing Asier Del Horno to join Valencia for around £4.8m. -
better duff than robert
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toon looks set to advance further in intertoto cup... with this duff looks set to complete move...
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Newcastle and duff are smart
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I wonder why Duff choose Newcastle instead of Spurs
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wat wrong wif gng NU? spurs system may not suit duff... and duff wans to move back north...Originally posted by X-men:I wonder why Duff choose Newcastle instead of Spurs -
Mouriho is smart. If Duff goes to Spurs it will strengthen Spurs and he will never allow the deal to happen.
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spurs is also a london rival for chelsea ma, plus newcastle is also one of the biggest in england.
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Given Duff's injury record, Newcastle has bought a nice companion for Owen and they can take turns or go to the treatment room together.
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duff completes NU switch...
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good buy? i should say better sell from chelsea.
27 year old winger that is injury prone that play around half of the season matches, maybe run another 2-3 years max. with no value after that.
good buy? i agree newcastle has the habit to buy injury prone player.
sames goes to middlesbrough.