[0] Football: FULHAM SETTING UP A SPEED TRAP.Byline: JOHN CROSS GARY SPEED Gary Speed (born September 8, 1969 in Mancot, Flintshire) is a Welsh footballer, who plays in midfield. He is currently playing for Bolton Wanderers, after a £750,000 switch from Newcastle United in July 2004. could join Fulham in a pounds 3m move as Newcastle are stalling on giving him a new contract. Fulham boss Jean Tigana Jean Amadou Tigana (born 23 June 1955 in Bamako, Mali) has played in midfield and managed professional football extensively throughout France, including 52 appearances and 1 goal for the France national football team during the 1980s. has made enquiries about the 31-year-old midfielder
In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). , who only has a year left on his St James' contract. Tigana wants a strong and experienced midfielder and Speed fits the bill, with Anderlecht's giant Czech striker Jan Koller Jan Koller (born March 30, 1973 in Smetanova Lhota, Czech Republic, then Czechoslovakia) is a Czech football player, who currently stars as a striker for the Czech Republic national team and the Ligue 1 club AS Monaco. another big-name target. Newcastle may be ready to sell one of their biggest earners and could be tempted to sell. But Speed, on World Cup duty in Armenia, said: "Ideally I would like to finish my career at Newcastle." CAPTION(S): SPEED: Fulham target |
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