Mega rich chiness club confirm Yakubu interest

Blackburn Rovers striker Yakubu could be on the move to wealthy Chinese club Guangzhou Fuli, according to reports.

 Yakubu was one of the few bright spots in a dismal Blackburn campaign, scoring 17 goals in the Premier League as Rovers, suffering a torrid time both on and off the pitch, slumped to relegation.

 The Nigerian has indicated that he could leave the Ewood Park club after their drop into the Championship.

 Reports in the Far East say he is Guangzhou's main target and could hold talks with the club as soon as the weekend.

 Guangzhou are reported to be prepared to offer the 29-year-old, who was a target for QPR earlier in the season, a contract worth €6 million a year.

 "Yakubu is our first choice, and everything is going well now," Guangzhou's deputy director Lu Yi told Jinghua Times:"We hope he will be in Guangzhou this weekend.

 The Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is also expected to move to the Far East, where he is tipped to be reunited with his former Stamford Bridge team-mate Nicolas Anelka at Shanghai Shenhua.

Read more »

Yak tipped to be a smash in China

BLACKBURN’S Yakubu is in talks over a big-money move to Chinese Super League champs Guangzhou.


 The striker can leave for £1million after relegation to the Championship.

Read more »

Yakubu set for premier league stay

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce is ready to raid former club Blackburn for striker Yakubu and will hold talks with Mohamed Diame on Friday.

 Yakubu has a £1million buy-out clause in his contract and wants to stay in the Premier League despite interest from China and the Middle East.

 Former Wigan midfielder Diame, 24, is due to fly in for talks on Friday ahead of a weekend medical but is also expecting to talk to three other Premier League clubs.

 Allardyce met Juventus officials in Italy on Tuesday to discuss potential loans for Milos Krasic and Eljero Elia after being priced out of moves for Wolves duo Matt Jarvis and Michael Kightly.

Read more »