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. | 1 \. m- E, m1 U" k8 R( D
| 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.
5 q3 `- N. B; ^0 _' W" |8 v. j( O; WDespitesigning a three-year contract in April last year, there is continuedspeculation over the future of Jaaskelainen at the Reebok, especiallyafter Sam Allardyce's departure.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; `9 A) Y `) f- }1 ~
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* T+ x7 {/ L; ^/ K
Jaaskelainen 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.# W; c# u2 _; C* A r/ G/ h7 D
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