Football: Blues look to Brazil blend.Byline: ANDY HUNTER
DAVID MOYES David William Moyes (b. April 25, 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Everton F.C.. He has twice been named, in 2003 and 2005, as the 'League Managers' Association manager of the year', and is one of the younger hopes to get his first glimpse First Glimpse is a monthly consumer electronics magazine published by Sandhills Publishing Company in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. The magazine was known as CE Lifestyles before a name change in early 2006. of Rodrigo in competitive action today as he bids to bring the Brazilian to Goodison Park in a permanent deal. Moyes, as he revealed in Wednesday's Daily Post, is keen on adding the Botofogo star to his Blues squad despite the 25-year-old missing both pre-season games in Austria with an inflamed toe. The Goodison chief, who is taking Egyptian defender Ibrahim Said Ibrahim Said (Arabic: ابراهيم سعيد) (born October 16 1979) is Egyptian football (soccer) player, who plays for Ankaraspor in Turkey. on trial, asked Rodrigo's advisors to extend his Everton stay so he can face Kevin Ratcliffe's Shrewsbury Town this afternoon. Now the Blues boss hopes red tape will not delay the Brazilian's debut any longer. Everton officials were last night still trying to secure international clearance for Rodrigo to face the Shrews, but are confident he will be cleared to play in time. Rodrigo is a striker butLoyal Weir craves success - Page 26played more as an attacking midfielder for Botofogo and then on-loan at Atletico Mineiro last season, scoring 10 goals. Moyes sees the Brazilian as providing much-needed creativity next season, but will need to thrash out a deal through the player's representatives to clinch his signature. Former club Botofogo insist they are entitled to a fee even though Rodrigo's father bought out his contract after they failed to pay him for nine months. Moyes' target is unlikely to be the only Blues' forward making his pre-season bow at Gay Meadow after Duncan Ferguson was declared fit to play. Ferguson missed this week's wins over SC Bruck and SC Weiz in Austria due to the slight strain in his lower back that has troubled him since last season. Nick Chadwick, Gary Naysmith, Steve Watson and Scot Gemmill will all be absent with slight injuries. |
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