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. |
- e- x ?* h+ k2 J | 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' @$ v6 i7 u4 U' Z# S* z7 f- i
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.# y' y# t6 ]8 b# e4 l t. z, _
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.1 U& g. y9 H* X' m" |4 m1 ^9 i1 Q
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.www3.tvboxnow.com+ A5 R! `5 b) ?
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