Newcastle, Portsmouth and Manchester United could lock
horns in a bid to sign Eidur Gudjohnsen following Barcelona's
capture of Thierry Henry.
The former Chelsea forward had already been linked with a Nou Camp
departure this summer - but the impending arrival of Arsenal
striker Henry will almost certainly spell the end of his Catalan
career.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to offload Alan Smith, and
could see Gudjohnsen as the perfect foil for Wayne Rooney in
attack.
The Magpies and Pompey have also been linked to the classy Iceland
hitman, and all three clubs would have no problem finding the
reported £8million transfer fee needed to recruit the
28-year-old.
Barca signed Gudjohnsen from Chelsea for £8.2million last summer -
but he failed to hold down a regular first-team place under Frank
Rijkaard and will be behind Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto'o, Henry and
Lionel Messi when the new La Liga campaign starts.
Sunderland and West Ham have also been keeping tabs on Gudjohnsen's
situation as they seek to bolster their forward options.
