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The BBC have a minute by minute rumour/transfer thread

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8227622.stm

This should keep CC going for the rest of the day

Plenty of Notts County rumours so far including Henrik Larsson and Benjani

Callum wrote:Plenty of Notts County rumours so far including Henrik Larsson and Benjani

Another Pompey reject.

Peter wrote:

Callum wrote:Plenty of Notts County rumours so far including Henrik Larsson and Benjani

Another Pompey reject.

Reject?? Benjani shone at Pompey and was bought for a decent amount of money by man city, if anything Pompey are a benjani reject

As Benjani is a Zimbabwean international he requires a work permit should he leave Man City permanently. All work permit requests for this transfer deadline must have been lodged with the FA by midday yesterday, therefore if he goes anywhere it will be on loan.

marky No.1 wrote:The BBC have a minute by minute rumour/transfer thread

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8227622.stm

This should keep CC going for the rest of the day

Is it holiday deadline day today? Credit cards being handed over at the travel agents at lunchtime

eggchaser wrote:Reject?? Benjani shone at Pompey and was bought for a decent amount of money by man city, if anything Pompey are a benjani reject

He cost Pompey £4M.
Depends whether you think 19 goals, including 2 hat-tricks, in 70 games is a good return.
He was lucky to sign for Man City. He missed two successive flights to Manchester for his medical after falling asleep at the airport.
Pompey had already committed themselves to buying Defoe for £9M.
City paid Pompey under £4M, with the rest (£3.5M) subject to playing 70 odd games, which I don't think he got anywhere near completing.
So taking into account what Pompey had committed on Defoe they lost out on Benjani.
I don't blame City though, they were probably getting their own back after wasting £3M signing Lee Bradbury from Pompey