Post by sportspool on May 7, 2007 22:45:10 GMT
The Premiership.
Link here.
Even by the standards nowadays, I think the £25k Reading offered is about £5k too much. Wasnt that long ago when the top players were getting £20k per week. But now average players getting £50k?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
JOSE MOURINHO has hijacked Newcastle’s bid to sign Reading midfielder Steve Sidwell.
And the Chelsea boss is convinced he has got his man by offering him £50,000 a week.
Sidwell, 24, will be out of contract in a few weeks and available on a free transfer.
Newcastle were favourites to sign the ex-Arsenal trainee for months but Chelsea have stepped in and topped the Toon’s £40,000-a-week offer.
The move for playmaker Sidwell also reopens the uncertainty around midfield ace Frank Lampard’s future at Stamford Bridge.
Lampard, 28, has still not signed a new contract at Chelsea with Spanish giants Barcelona keen on the England star.
Mourinho has already put the wheels in motion to start rebuilding his team after losing his grip on the Premiership title and yet another season of disappointment in the Champions League.
Sidwell has been a key figure helping Reading consolidate in their first Premiership season and it has not gone unnoticed at Stamford Bridge.
Mourinho has always insisted on having an English spine to his team.
Sidwell was born on Chelsea’s doorstep in Wandsworth — and would be a ready replacement for Lampard.
Reading have offered Sidwell £25,000 a week to sign a new deal — but the ambitious player is holding out in a bid to secure a big-money move.
And the Chelsea boss is convinced he has got his man by offering him £50,000 a week.
Sidwell, 24, will be out of contract in a few weeks and available on a free transfer.
Newcastle were favourites to sign the ex-Arsenal trainee for months but Chelsea have stepped in and topped the Toon’s £40,000-a-week offer.
The move for playmaker Sidwell also reopens the uncertainty around midfield ace Frank Lampard’s future at Stamford Bridge.
Lampard, 28, has still not signed a new contract at Chelsea with Spanish giants Barcelona keen on the England star.
Mourinho has already put the wheels in motion to start rebuilding his team after losing his grip on the Premiership title and yet another season of disappointment in the Champions League.
Sidwell has been a key figure helping Reading consolidate in their first Premiership season and it has not gone unnoticed at Stamford Bridge.
Mourinho has always insisted on having an English spine to his team.
Sidwell was born on Chelsea’s doorstep in Wandsworth — and would be a ready replacement for Lampard.
Reading have offered Sidwell £25,000 a week to sign a new deal — but the ambitious player is holding out in a bid to secure a big-money move.
Link here.
Even by the standards nowadays, I think the £25k Reading offered is about £5k too much. Wasnt that long ago when the top players were getting £20k per week. But now average players getting £50k?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
) who was reported to be on £62,000 a week!
