Glenn working Obatime

It seems the deal is on with Inter striker Obafemi Martins. The forward can apparently fly (see left) run fast and finish. Good. I have a nasty feeling he'll be injured on his debut, don't ask where its coming from. That's assuming he arrives anyway. The Nigerian nicknamed 'Obagoal' has scored 28 goals in 88 appearances for the Milan side. From what I gather a good number of those appearances were from the bench.

Sky Sports are reporting we could confirm this tomorrow:

"Martins’s management team are flying to England and will meet with a Newcastle delegation, including chairman Freddy Shepherd.
Skysports.com has learnt that a deal of €16 million (£10.9 million) had been struck between the Premiership club and the Serie A giants.

Newcastle have been locked in talks with Inter and Martins for a few weeks over a possible move to Tyneside.

Manager Glenn Roeder scouted him over the summer and highlighted him as one of his preferred transfer targets.

Now, after missing out to Liverpool for Dirk Kuyt, Newcastle finally look set to add a new striker to their squad.

If all goes well on Sunday, Newcastle could announce Martins’s capture as early as Monday."

We will see...

There was a clue yesterday when Roeder said during a post-match interview, "We'll be in tomorrow and we'll be in Monday" in reference to transfers.

Boumsong is set to join relegated cheaters Juventus for £2.5million. Representing a £6million loss in 18 months.