08-08-2006, 11:16 AM
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Ooijer snubs Portsmouth in favour of Ewood Park
By Sam Wallace, Football Correspondent
Published: 08 August 2006
The prospect of Uefa Cup football proved useful once again to Mark Hughes as he was given assurances by the Dutch international Andre Ooijer yesterday that the defender will join Blackburn Rovers rather than Portsmouth by the end of the week as the Premiership's transfer market began to warm up.
It may not compete with the millions being lavished by the Premiership top four, but Ooijer's decision to choose Blackburn may be the last obstacle to some significant movement among clubs in the middle reaches of the division. Blackburn have so far refused to countenance offers from Portsmouth for their New Zealand defender Ryan Nelsen but now have sufficient cover at centre-back to make potentially up to ã5m on a player who cost them nothing.
That Ooijer has chosen Blackburn is rewarding for Hughes. He will have to pay PSV Eindhoven around ã1m for the 32-year-old, who has one year left on his contract at the Dutch club. Ooijer is likely to sign a two-year deal at Ewood Park, with the Australia international Brett Emerton set to join Middlesbrough now that Hughes regards Scottish winger Paul Gallagher as an adequate replacement.
Edit: 1M pond:
Ooijer snubs Portsmouth in favour of Ewood Park
By Sam Wallace, Football Correspondent
Published: 08 August 2006
The prospect of Uefa Cup football proved useful once again to Mark Hughes as he was given assurances by the Dutch international Andre Ooijer yesterday that the defender will join Blackburn Rovers rather than Portsmouth by the end of the week as the Premiership's transfer market began to warm up.
It may not compete with the millions being lavished by the Premiership top four, but Ooijer's decision to choose Blackburn may be the last obstacle to some significant movement among clubs in the middle reaches of the division. Blackburn have so far refused to countenance offers from Portsmouth for their New Zealand defender Ryan Nelsen but now have sufficient cover at centre-back to make potentially up to ã5m on a player who cost them nothing.
That Ooijer has chosen Blackburn is rewarding for Hughes. He will have to pay PSV Eindhoven around ã1m for the 32-year-old, who has one year left on his contract at the Dutch club. Ooijer is likely to sign a two-year deal at Ewood Park, with the Australia international Brett Emerton set to join Middlesbrough now that Hughes regards Scottish winger Paul Gallagher as an adequate replacement.
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zeg het misschien wat cru, maar zo is het wel.' (Prof. Dr. M. van Rossem)
zeg het misschien wat cru, maar zo is het wel.' (Prof. Dr. M. van Rossem)