AS MILAN fans mobilised last night against the sale of
Kaka to Manchester City for a world record transfer fee of about
£100m, it emerged that the English club were set to sign Craig
Bellamy from West Ham for a fee of £14m.
The Welsh international striker walked out on his club on Friday
when they refused him permission to talk to Tottenham, who were
also prepared to pay the asking price. He said he would never play
for West Ham again. Harry Redknapp, the Tottenham manager, said
that he undestood Bellamy wanted to play for him and that Daniel
Levy, the chairman at White Hart Lane, was negotiating his
transfer. Last night, however, West Ham insisted that they would
not do business with their principal London rivals and agreed terms
with City.
