West Brom close to McAuley signing; http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nicklas-Bendtner-c27726 to leave Arsenal
Hodgson confirms McAuley interest
West Bromwich Albion manager, Roy Hodgson, has confirmed that Ipswich Town defender, Gareth McAuley, will be a great addition to the squad.
McAuley is expected to join the Baggies in a few days after he runs out of his contract with Ipswich Town. The 31-year-old is expected to join WBA on a free transfer when the transfer window re-opens in July.
WBA are in desperate need to bolster their http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Defence-c38904 before next season, as they had one of the worst defensive records in the current campaign. Albion conceded 71 goals in the 2010/11 Premier League season and managed only two clean sheets throughout the
campaign.
Hodgson believes that the Northern Ireland International defender will be a great addition to the squad and will help the club to overcome the defensive crisis.
Hodgson said: "He's another centre-half, the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Captain-c8314 who knows British football and he will be a very valuable addition to our squad next year. We are in discussions with the player and his agent and are confident something will be finalised
in the coming week."
Hodgson confirmed that many more signings will follow after the club successful nets the defender.
Bendtner to leave http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429
The father of Arsenal striker, Nicklas Bendtner, has confirmed that the striker will leave the Gunners after the end of the 2010/11 season.
Bendtner is desperate to leave Arsenal after finding first-team opportunities hard to come by. The 23-year-old has attracted interest from a host of Premier League and Bundesliga clubs and will decide about his next destination in a few days.
Arsenal are also looking to make changes to their squad and will offload the striker for any offer in the range of 6-8 million Pounds.
"Nicklas is 100 per cent open now to a change of club. He has made his decision and he has told it to Arsenal. Nicklas needs to be playing from the start so, sadly, he must leave. He wanted to finish the season first, so no-one could say he didn't fight
for a first-team place right until the end." added Bendtner’s father
Bayern Munich are in pole position to sign the striker as a replacement for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Miroslav-Klose-c26049, who will leave the Bavarians at the end of the current campaign.
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