By Matthew Jones
June 2 2003

Is Scottish Caldwell off to Sporting Lisbon? He hopes he is! It is beleived that Rangers and Sporting Lisbon are after his signature, and it has been reported that Lisbon have already offered Caldwell a contract. Newcastle United have slapped a £750,000 price tag on their 22-year-old central defender Steve Caldwell.

Caldwell will definitely be leaving St James' Park in the news few weeks, with Rangers and Sporting Lisbon leading the chase for his signature.

Out of contract Caldwell has already claimed that he feels like a Sporting Lisbon player alraedy, and is hoping that they can prove him right by signing him up.

He has been offered a deal by Sporting and said, "If I have to choose between Newcastle and Sporting, I will choose Sporting. I won't think twice about it.

"In some ways I already feel I'm a Sporting player. At this moment, I can't think about joining anyone else.

"Nothing is yet certain - and it's important to point out that if this move doesn't work out, I have other possibilities - but I think that everything will be decided within two weeks.

"I am convinced that Sporting is the best solution to the question of how to continue my career. I want to play regularly and believe I will get the chance at Sporting. Lisbon is a great city and I don't think I will have any difficulty adapting to life there."