The People reports that Manchester City and Newcastle
United are battling it out to sign the 26-year-old former AC Milan
defender.
The Magpies were said to have been interested in the player when
Sam Allardyce was in charge, and it appears now that new boss Kevin
Keegan wants to bring the commanding Argentine to the
Premiership.
Collocini is 6′0″ tall and has appeared 105 times in La Liga for
Deportivo, as well as amassing over 25 caps times for
Argentina.
The news comes shortly after confirmation from Tyneside that Emre
Bolozoglu has been sold to Turkish side Fenerbahce in a $5.5m
deal.
It also spells doom for Czech Republic International David
Rozehnal, a $2.7m signing from Paris-Saint-Germain, who was loaned
out to Lazio last season by Magpies boss Kevin Keegan.
The Czech defender is currently on EURO 2008 duty, but with new
blood coming through, it is expected that he will be sold once the
transfer window reopens.