Post by jockcas on Jun 30, 2013 7:03:19 GMT
Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio is making a £7million bid for Wigan winger Callum McManaman – and try to scare off Roberto Martinez’s Everton.
Di Canio has started official moves for the speedy and skillful Scouser, who hit the headlines last season in his breakthrough campaign. The Black Cats are willing to splash out big money on him in an attempt to take him out of Martinez’s range.
Everton chief Martinez likes McManaman, 22, but will have to outbid Di Canio to land him – and that may put the move to the Toffees off.
New Everton manager Roberto Martinez In the market: New Everton manager Roberto Martinez is looking to add to his squad
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Martinez has other priorities to spend his limited budget on – so Sunderland could win the chase if the player wants to go. Wigan boss Owen Coyle would prefer to keep McManaman, who ended the season injured and may be touch and go for the start of the next one.
However Coyle will sell at the right price and if he can find a suitable replacement in some frantic summer dealing at the DW Stadium.
Di Canio has started official moves for the speedy and skillful Scouser, who hit the headlines last season in his breakthrough campaign. The Black Cats are willing to splash out big money on him in an attempt to take him out of Martinez’s range.
Everton chief Martinez likes McManaman, 22, but will have to outbid Di Canio to land him – and that may put the move to the Toffees off.
New Everton manager Roberto Martinez In the market: New Everton manager Roberto Martinez is looking to add to his squad
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Martinez has other priorities to spend his limited budget on – so Sunderland could win the chase if the player wants to go. Wigan boss Owen Coyle would prefer to keep McManaman, who ended the season injured and may be touch and go for the start of the next one.
However Coyle will sell at the right price and if he can find a suitable replacement in some frantic summer dealing at the DW Stadium.