Would Sebastian Larsson be a good signing for Newcastle? [poll and videos].
Posted on January 10th, 2011 | 153 Comments |
“We gave his advisor permission to speak to Newcastle,”
On the possible reason for this he added:
“We came to a kind of impasse [over a new contract]. I know Seb would like to stay so we’ll just have to see.”
It has been reported that the midfielder is currently receiving around £10,000 per week at Birmingham.
The 25 year old Swedish international is a versatile right winger who has also covered both full back positions in the past. If successful, it has also been reported that Birmingham City would be looking at a fee of around £1 million for the player. However, it has also been reported that the player is also looking at other options for a move, with reported interest from Steve Bruce at Sunderland, and possibly others. In his Birmingham career, he has scored a total of 22 goals in 154 appearances.
Meanwhile, McLeish has been pursuing a loan replacement in the shape of ‘Spurs winger, David Bentley, who was also once the subject of Newcastle transfer speculation. Bentley is undergoing a medical at Birmingham today and if successful, it is expected that he will sign a 6 month loan deal for the Midlands club.
In the light of confirmed interest in the midfielder, do you think that Larsson would be a good addition to the Newcastle squad?
As mentioned earlier, he is a versatile player who can fill on either side at full back, and is well known as a free kick specialist and superb striker of the ball, having scored several goals in this manner in the past.
What do you think? If you think that Larsson would be a useful addition to our squad, or not as the case may be, please let us know via the comments and vote in our poll at the bottom of this piece.
To help you decide, below are some videos of the Scandinavian maestro in action.
A superb solo effort against Sheffield Wednesday.
A real screamer against Tottenham.
ide say he is better than some we have