Keane eyes Premiership ace
| Keane eyes Premiership ace Mon, May 21 2007 15:48 | | Sunderland boss Roy Keane is understood to be targeting Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen as one of his summer signings. |
% g. O$ Q* l7 Q7 s8 m | Havingguided the Black Cats back to the Premiership in his first year inmanagement, Keane will be handed a healthy transfer kitty and theIrishman is looking to sign players with top-flight experience.Neitherof Sunderland's current first-team goalkeepers, Gavin Ward and MartonFulop, have played in the Premiership and it looks to be one positionwhere Keane will certainly strengthen this summer.% t) u3 ?" L; F; I6 |& u2 }
Despitesigning a three-year contract in April last year, there is continuedspeculation over the future of Jaaskelainen at the Reebok, especiallyafter Sam Allardyce's departure.os.tvboxnow.com7 v0 F2 v& k( f' {+ p
The Finnish international islikely to be a target for several Premiership clubs during the closeseason with Sunderland believed to be poised to offer £3million for hisservices.4 b- R( {8 ?# i1 I" X
Jaaskelainen is among several Bolton players who willhold talks with Sammy Lee over the next couple of weeks, as the managerestablishes who will be part of his squad next season.
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