Almost Oba the line

Update: NUFC have confirmed they have agreed a fee with Inter and it is now up to the player and his agent to accept the terms on offer.

It seems Obafemi Martins is crawling over the line slowly but surely, with the club so far refusing to comment. It seems we have agreed a fee with Inter and offered a £45 000 a week contract, which has been accepted by the player. That figure is extremely similar to that of Mr Shearer, who reportedly refused pay rises when signing contract extensions. Should Martins finally make the gates, he will be less well paid than misfit Albert Luque, injury prone Kieron Dyer and the completely kaput Michael Owen. Doesn't seem fair does it?

Some SkySports quotes this morning indicate that Roeder has given up on Miroslav Klose, with his club Werder Bremen unwilling to sell.

Overall everyone seems to pretty confident, including my impressive source within the club, that Martins could make his debut on Sunday at Aston Villa (Villa park for once a very scary prospect).