Yakubu no to Pompey move, Prefers Everton
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:17 am
PORTSMOUTH have failed in a bid to grab Yakubu by selling David Nugent to Middlesbrough.
Pompey boss Harry Redknapp tried to offer Boro £5million plus Nugent for the Nigerian striker.
But ex-Fratton hero Yakubu, 24, has his heart set on Everton — and is poised to join them in an £11.5m deal. Nugent, 22, who sealed a £6m move from Preston to Fratton Park on July 11, was dropped on Saturday.
Redknapp is back in the hunt for Fulham midfielder Papa Bouba Diop.
Diop, 29, has been told to find a new club by boss Lawrie Sanchez — and is available for around £2.5m. Birmingham are also interested.
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