Neil Warnock's fight for DJ Campbell
Simon Johnson
3 Aug 2011
Queens Park Rangers manager Neil Warnock is confident he will beat off a late bid by Aston Villa to complete the £1.25million signing of Blackpool striker DJ Campbell in the next few days.
Warnock has made the 29-year-old his top transfer priority and has put pursuing all other targets on hold to ensure the deal is completed.
The QPR boss still hopes to make two or three more signings before their season opener against Bolton next week but Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole won't be one of them.
The former Chelsea midfielder has been linked with a loan move to Loftus Road, with Liverpool prepared to pay some of his wages, but Warnock has ruled out a deal for the England international.
QPR are still in takeover negotiations with Air Asia owner Tony Fernandes, who met with Warnock on Saturday to discuss transfer targets.
But even though Fernandes is going to invest heavily in the club, it is understood Warnock won't be getting a big budget to spend on fees and wages, ruling out any move for Cole.
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Anyway, to answer the question......
If our attacking 3 was a combination of Taarabt, Buzsaky, Dyer, Cole, Smith, Mackie, and maybe the rejuvenated Cookie, we will be entertaining and should score a few. If I hadn't seen last season it wouldn't seem very Warnock!
there is no way in the pit of hedes we are gonna pay this guy more than £25k a week, when that's what we're paying a current england international.
Take the £25k, whatever liverpool are willing to contribute to, and take the hit on the rest......... Or play out the rest of your career in liverpool res.
on skybet we are 1/7 to sign Joe Cole by the end of the summer window, how often are bookies wrong?
on skybet we are 1/7 to sign Joe Cole by the end of the summer window, how often are bookies wrong?
It states "Club After Summer Transfer Window" and his current employer is not an option, that's why the odds are low.
Adel Taarabt to join PSG 1/4 at the moment.
I wouldn't read to much into it.
Don't know Gloucester?Marc Bircham has just twittered that "Cole has just done the medical at the training ground" Hmm I know he likes a good laugh but he wouldn't be joking about that would he?