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Portsmouth target lowers ambition
Written by Sawyer | 21st July 2006 | 1 Comment(s)
French forward Nicolas Anelka has spoken from his club's training camp in Holland declaring that Portsmouth is still chasing his signature.
The Fenerbahce forward is in Arnhem preparing for the upcoming season and revealed that Pompey manager Harry Redknapp is the only person to have made a concrete offer for his services.
''They (Portsmouth) are the only club to have made an offer for me and this offer amounts to 12 million euros,'' said Anelka.
''Fenerbahce would like to keep me but they understand that I want to rejoin a major European league. In Portsmouth I talked with manager Harry Redknapp, who knows me well.''
''My ambition would be to join a club that regularly plays in the Champions League, but I cannot force them to recruit me.''
''If I had to join a club like Portsmouth, I would go there with the aim of giving my best. This is the same for Bolton or Blackburn, whose managers have also contacted me.''
''I hope things will be sorted within 10 days, myself and Fenerbahce need to know as soon as possible.''
Fenerbahce face B36 Torshavn in next week's Champions League 2nd qualifying round and will be expected to come through that tie.
However, their task is likely to be somewhat more difficult in the 3rd and final qualifying round and new manager Zico will probably want the Anelka issue sorted out before then so that his team can concentrate on the job in hand.
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as a big pompey fan i would love to see nik at the club, however it seems to me like he is trying to bait a top five club. aint gonna happen nik maybe five years ago it might so dont drag it out or arry will loose interest