From Newcastle's Official Site today:
Roeder is determined to strengthen a defence that again showed signs of weakness at the weekend.
Roeder will, however, hope Jean-Alain Boumsong's days in the North-East are coming to an end, with the French international last night reported to be close to joining Juventus in a cut-price deal.
Hamburg have joined Lens in ending their interest in the defender and, with Marseille, Monaco and Bordeaux still yet to make an acceptable offer to United, Juve are now in the driving seat.
The Serie B club are understood to have tabled a £2.5m bid for Boumsong and, although Graeme Souness paid Rangers £8.5m for Boumsong just 18 months ago, Magpies officials are giving the Italians' offer serious consideration.
http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/...headline=glenn-close-to-target-name_page.html
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I like how they want to throw him quickly...
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