lol i just saw this 2 day old news
Sven v Keane
Sven Goran Eriksson has taken on hard-man Roy Keane with an
audacious bid to hijack Sunderland's £5.5million bid for Manchester
United winger Kieran Richardson. The new Manchester City manager,
who handed the 22-year-old his England debut, made contact with the
player's advisers in a bid to persuade him to move to United's
local rivals. Eriksson is ready to splash out a sizeable chunk of
the £50m transfer budget he has been promised by new City owner
Thaksin Shinawatra on Richardson), having yesterday completed the
£8.8m signing of Reggina striker Rolando Bianchi. Everton are also
interested in Richardson but it has come down to a fight between
Sunderland and City over who gets a player boss Sir Alex Ferguson
has deemed surplus to requirements.
David McDonnell, The Mirror
Meanwhile, The Daily Mail claim Keane has already won the battle.
They report Sunderland have agreed a deal, in principle, of
£5.5million for the winger, with a wage bill of £45,000 a
week.
Most of the tabloids, however, have devoted large coverage to the
Tevez transfer saga and quote Sir Alex saying "I think we have got
our player". The Argentina international's agent, Kia Joorabchian,
has revealed the striker will fly into Manchester on Tuesday for a
medical.
In other news, The Daily Mirror report former Reds forward David
Healy has agreed a £2m move to Fulham from Leeds United.
