Newcastle United have
joined the race to sign Czech international defender David
Rozehnal.
The Paris Saint Germain star is the subject of a bid from Borussia
Dortmund, but now Newcastle have entered the battle for his
signature.
The 26-year-old has been a rock at the heart of the PSG defence for
the last two years since joining from Club Brugge.
Dortmund looked clear favourites to land Rozehnal, but now his
representatives have confirmed Newcastle are now very much in the
running as new boss Sam Allardyce targets some much needed
defensive reinforcements.
Pavel Zika admits that talks between PSG and Borussia are not going
as smoothly as they could.
"After a meeting between PSG and Borussia representatives it seemed
the deal would be done easily, but now it looks that the
negotiations will be very tough," he said.
"Also, Newcastle are yet to have their strong say."
Vikor Kolar - who works with Zika, admitted that Rozehnal's future
will be decided by PSG.
"It will depend which side hand PSG the most financially
interesting offer," he told Sport.
"Both destinations [Borussia and Newcastle] have their magic, but
PSG will have the final word. David is going to consider his future
after Saturday's match against Wales."
Allardyce is a known fan of Rozehnal after trying to sign him for
Bolton as recently as January and he has wasted little time in
rekindling his interest.
