Hamit Altintop to sign in at Newcastle?
Posted on May 25th, 2010 | 100 Comments |
The beaten Champions League finalist had appeared more frequently towards the end of the season as cover for Franck Ribery, but opportunites look to be limited at Bayern Munich next season due to Ribery and the return of their highly prised youngster Toni Kroos from a couple of years out on loan.
It is that apparent lack of games that is forcing the Turkish international into considering a move away from the Allianz Arena, despite having been offered a new contract with the German side. There is apparently firm interest from one other club, and it does appear that at 27 years old, Altintop is considering his next career move carefully.
In a refreshing move for a modern football player, it seems that money is not the only thing that motivates Altintop, although I am pretty sure the riches of a modern day footballer aren’t entirely lost on him.
“The offer from Bayern is very good for a player who does not play regularly,” Altintop said. “There is one serious alternative, the sporting side of things is very important to me.”
Altintop continued:
“When there are so many positives, then there are always some negatives and that affected me. And I know that people are going to be asking the question: ‘What would have happened if Franck Ribery had played (in the final)?”
It would be nice to see us at least in the running for him, which according to the bastian of truth, The Daily Mail, we are. Could we be the serious alternative that Altintop doesn’t name?
Nowt wrong with dreaming eh? But players like him don’t come around on a free transfer very often, although admittedly there does seem to be a lot of good quality players available on free transfers this summer. That is the exact reason why we should be getting in there trying to sign him, because he is free and the fact that he is very versatile and can play in central midfield, either wing, or at full back on either side.
From the sounds of it, Altintop is looking to move for the right reasons, that being looking for first team football rather than a last big pay day. At Newcastle we can give him one of the two, and it isn’t the pay day. As I said, nowt wrong with dreaming eh?
If he did sign for us then at least we already have a terrace song lined up for him, in fact it would be the very tune we use for Peter Lovenkrands, who also signed on a free from Germany. Could the Turkish international be on his way to St James’ Park and follow in the footsteps of Lovenkrands? I would love if it was true, somehow I very much doubt it though.
Oh well, nowt wrong with dreaming eh?
another miss leading headline,your become worse than ed toonsy :wink: