Jimbo 175 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Wigan's £5.5m Heskey bid accepted Wigan are set to break their transfer record after a £5.5m bid for Birmingham striker Emile Heskey was accepted. A statement on Blues' website confirmed the offer had been agreed for the 28-year-old former England player, who is now discussing personal terms. Wigan manager Paul Jewell also inquired about signing Robbie Savage, 31, from Blackburn but was told the Wales midfielder was not for sale. Jewell said the club were targeting "top Premiership performers". Wigan are desperate to land a proven striker after selling Jason Roberts to Blackburn for £3m and missing out in the chase for Andrew Johnson, who joined Everton from Crystal Palace in May. Their previous record transfer fee was the £3.1m paid to Wolves for Henri Camara last summer. Jewell said: "Emile is a proven performer at Premiership and international level and we have made what we consider to be a very good offer to Birmingham City. "It is not normal for this club to comment on targets until the player has signed but in this instance it's an open secret that we've made the bid. "I think he's a player who could do very well for us but we'll see how the situation develops. "I'm still very confident we will get the five or six new players we want by the beginning of the season." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInspiration 1 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Well it's a relief at least, but I was hoping the latest good news concerning transfers would be us closing on a good player or two. Shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 How much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Boyo 24 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Might be an expensive cart that comes with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 5.5, they've took wigans fillings as well FFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I wish I could see what Wigan fans thought of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Birmingham must be pissing themselves! It's more than we got for 'The Welsh One'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Heskey worth more than Bellamy. What a world. Reading have signed Seol from Wolves apparently. Would've been a good player for the toon, I've always been an admirer of the chap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6787 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Heskey worth more than Bellamy. What a world. Reading have signed Seol from Wolves apparently. Would've been a good player for the toon, I've always been an admirer of the chap. 157224[/snapback] Couldn't get in the Wolves team last year. Definitely not good enough for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CF The Ripper Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Rather have Robinho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Sold Jason Roberts to Blackburn for £3m and signed Heskey for £5.5m. Are they us in disguise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46141 Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Heskey going for £5.5m is bad news for us. Forget getting Defoe for £8m if Heskey is worth £5.5m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Heskey worth more than Bellamy. What a world. Reading have signed Seol from Wolves apparently. Would've been a good player for the toon, I've always been an admirer of the chap. 157224[/snapback] Couldn't get in the Wolves team last year. Definitely not good enough for us. 157239[/snapback] Who the fuck was the asian playing for them then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6787 Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Heskey worth more than Bellamy. What a world. Reading have signed Seol from Wolves apparently. Would've been a good player for the toon, I've always been an admirer of the chap. 157224[/snapback] Couldn't get in the Wolves team last year. Definitely not good enough for us. 157239[/snapback] Who the fuck was the asian playing for them then? 157274[/snapback] First eleven, Mr pernickety Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10972 Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 £5.5m? jesus christ.. that's not bad I mean sure, they have to take Heskey as well.. but £5.5m will add to Wigans coffers nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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