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Fullham Slap £18 million price tag on Saha
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Fulham slap £18m tag on Saha
14 January 2004
Fulham on Wednesday night slapped a prohibitive £18million price tag on the head of Louis Saha as Chelsea joined Manchester United in the chase for the French forward.
The Cottagers insist reports their star striker is poised to join United for £9.8m are without foundation, and the transfer saga stepped up on Wednesday when Fulham sources told the Press Association their west London rivals Chelsea have now "expressed an interest" in Saha.
No "serious negotiations" have taken place with the Blues and nor has Saha been given permission to talk to any club. However, Mohamed Al Fayed's club rate the 25-year-old's value at £18m - almost a tenfold increase on the £2.1m they paid Metz for him four years ago - and, even for Chelsea, that would represent an enormous outlay and a new transfer record, eclipsing the £17m paid to Blackburn for Damien Duff in the summer.
Fulham are aware their valuation must be negotiable if they choose to sell Saha, but they insist United's £8m fee, rejected last week, and even a genuine £9.8m offer, would be too low.
Saha struggled for two seasons, mustering a total of just 13 league goals, before hitting a purple patch and equalling that tally in just half of this campaign. That is the reason for Fulham's expensive valuation as United and Chelsea mull over their options with a fortnight of the winter transfer window remaining.
Blues boss Claudio Ranieri has been linked with a multitude of striker signings this month, but his club's approach for Saha coincides with Tuesday's news Hernan Crespo will be out until March with his calf injury - and the Press Association understands that, while United boss Sir Alex Ferguson remains interested in bringing the striker to Old Trafford, no deal is imminent, even though Saha was quoted in the morning as saying he is "very happy" that the transfer has gone through.
A Fulham spokesman said: "There has been no fresh bid from Manchester United. There is no truth in the story at all."
United insiders believe Fulham are trying to establish Saha's market value, even though Cottagers boss Chris Coleman does not want to lose the player.
Even if a deal with United were rushed through this week, Saha would not be considered for Saturday's Premiership match with Wolves and he is also ineligible for the FA Cup tie at Northampton the following Sunday.
read the article.
http://www.eveningstandard.co.uk/sport/ ... am?source=
Fulham slap £18m tag on Saha
14 January 2004
Fulham on Wednesday night slapped a prohibitive £18million price tag on the head of Louis Saha as Chelsea joined Manchester United in the chase for the French forward.
The Cottagers insist reports their star striker is poised to join United for £9.8m are without foundation, and the transfer saga stepped up on Wednesday when Fulham sources told the Press Association their west London rivals Chelsea have now "expressed an interest" in Saha.
No "serious negotiations" have taken place with the Blues and nor has Saha been given permission to talk to any club. However, Mohamed Al Fayed's club rate the 25-year-old's value at £18m - almost a tenfold increase on the £2.1m they paid Metz for him four years ago - and, even for Chelsea, that would represent an enormous outlay and a new transfer record, eclipsing the £17m paid to Blackburn for Damien Duff in the summer.
Fulham are aware their valuation must be negotiable if they choose to sell Saha, but they insist United's £8m fee, rejected last week, and even a genuine £9.8m offer, would be too low.
Saha struggled for two seasons, mustering a total of just 13 league goals, before hitting a purple patch and equalling that tally in just half of this campaign. That is the reason for Fulham's expensive valuation as United and Chelsea mull over their options with a fortnight of the winter transfer window remaining.
Blues boss Claudio Ranieri has been linked with a multitude of striker signings this month, but his club's approach for Saha coincides with Tuesday's news Hernan Crespo will be out until March with his calf injury - and the Press Association understands that, while United boss Sir Alex Ferguson remains interested in bringing the striker to Old Trafford, no deal is imminent, even though Saha was quoted in the morning as saying he is "very happy" that the transfer has gone through.
A Fulham spokesman said: "There has been no fresh bid from Manchester United. There is no truth in the story at all."
United insiders believe Fulham are trying to establish Saha's market value, even though Cottagers boss Chris Coleman does not want to lose the player.
Even if a deal with United were rushed through this week, Saha would not be considered for Saturday's Premiership match with Wolves and he is also ineligible for the FA Cup tie at Northampton the following Sunday.