I see us and West Ham have been linked with bringing Samba back from Russia.
Personally I'm not over excited about this prospect as I think we should go for someone a bit younger....
Hopefully just press speculation.
http://www.sportsdirectnews.com/pre...est-ham-and-newcastle-dance-to-samba-beat.php
Dynamo Moscow defender Christopher Samba is reportedly in negotiations with West Ham United and Newcastle United over a return to the Premier League in January.
According to Russian publication Izvestiya, Samba has been approached by representatives of the two clubs with a view to completing a move once the transfer window reopens.
Out of favour at Dynamo, Samba has played in just one of the club's last eight matches.
Vladimir Granat, whose excellent recent form has earned a place in Fabio Capello's Russia side, and summer signing Douglas have kept Samba out of the starting eleven.
Dynamo signed Samba as part of a three-player deal with Anzhi Makhachkala worth £15 million in August.
Just three months on, manager Dan Petrescu now appears ready to part with the defender.
Samba will be well known to fans of both West Ham and Newcastle, having had previous stints at Queens Park Rangers and Blackburn Rovers.
The 29-year-old is said to favour a return to England where he would rejoin his family - who did not move when QPR sold him to Anzhi in January - and would reportedly happy to accept a pay cut in order to facilitate a deal.
Samba joined Russian Premier League club Anzhi from Blackburn in February 2012 before returning to the English top flight with QPR just one year later.
The DR Congo international was then sold back to Anzhi as QPR were relegated to the Championship last season.
In August, Anzhi's billionarie owner Suleyman Kerimov dramatically reduced the club's budget, having previously invested hundreds of millions of pounds in player transfers and wages.
Samba was one of several high-earners to leave the club, having made just five league appearances in his second spell in Dagestan.
The centre-back joined Dynamo in a summer deal that also brought Aleksei Ionov and Vladimir Gabulov to Moscow from Anzhi.
Personally I'm not over excited about this prospect as I think we should go for someone a bit younger....
Hopefully just press speculation.
http://www.sportsdirectnews.com/pre...est-ham-and-newcastle-dance-to-samba-beat.php
Dynamo Moscow defender Christopher Samba is reportedly in negotiations with West Ham United and Newcastle United over a return to the Premier League in January.
According to Russian publication Izvestiya, Samba has been approached by representatives of the two clubs with a view to completing a move once the transfer window reopens.
Out of favour at Dynamo, Samba has played in just one of the club's last eight matches.
Vladimir Granat, whose excellent recent form has earned a place in Fabio Capello's Russia side, and summer signing Douglas have kept Samba out of the starting eleven.
Dynamo signed Samba as part of a three-player deal with Anzhi Makhachkala worth £15 million in August.
Just three months on, manager Dan Petrescu now appears ready to part with the defender.
Samba will be well known to fans of both West Ham and Newcastle, having had previous stints at Queens Park Rangers and Blackburn Rovers.
The 29-year-old is said to favour a return to England where he would rejoin his family - who did not move when QPR sold him to Anzhi in January - and would reportedly happy to accept a pay cut in order to facilitate a deal.
Samba joined Russian Premier League club Anzhi from Blackburn in February 2012 before returning to the English top flight with QPR just one year later.
The DR Congo international was then sold back to Anzhi as QPR were relegated to the Championship last season.
In August, Anzhi's billionarie owner Suleyman Kerimov dramatically reduced the club's budget, having previously invested hundreds of millions of pounds in player transfers and wages.
Samba was one of several high-earners to leave the club, having made just five league appearances in his second spell in Dagestan.
The centre-back joined Dynamo in a summer deal that also brought Aleksei Ionov and Vladimir Gabulov to Moscow from Anzhi.
