Keane eyes Premiership ace
Keane eyes Premiership ace Mon, May 21 2007 15:48 | Sunderland boss Roy Keane is understood to be targeting Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen as one of his summer signings. |
* ~' X) d; z( `. ]# ]0 {' ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb | Havingguided the Black Cats back to the Premiership in his first year inmanagement, Keane will be handed a healthy transfer kitty and theIrishman is looking to sign players with top-flight experience.Neitherof Sunderland's current first-team goalkeepers, Gavin Ward and MartonFulop, have played in the Premiership and it looks to be one positionwhere Keane will certainly strengthen this summer.
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The Finnish international islikely to be a target for several Premiership clubs during the closeseason with Sunderland believed to be poised to offer £3million for hisservices.
4 H \ C0 K& J6 [% E- uJaaskelainen is among several Bolton players who willhold talks with Sammy Lee over the next couple of weeks, as the managerestablishes who will be part of his squad next season.2 Y& i5 h% c/ C5 H$ j( z+ u
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