Cheeky Bridges bid - Report


By Matthew Jones
August 13 2002

Newcastle have made an approach for Leeds striker Michael Bridges, but the cheeky £1m offer was reportedly rejected by the Elland Road club. Newcastle have made an approach for Leeds striker Michael Bridges, but the cheeky £1m offer was reportedly rejected by the Elland Road club.

As predicted by TEAMtalk on Monday, United attempted to sign the 24-year-old Geordie on the cheap.
However, Newcastle are likely to make a renewed approach for Bridges once they are safely through to the money-spinning group stage of the Champions League, knowing Leeds manager Terry Venables is under pressure to offload one of his five main strikers.

Manager Sir Bobby Robson has been urged to take a chance on injury-prone Bridges by Newcastle skipper Alan Shearer, who knows him well through the scout who discovered them both, Jack Hixon.

Robson is satisfied that Bridges - who is nearing full fitness after knee and ankle problems which has kept him sidelined for the best part of two years - does not represent a gamble.

Bridges' knee was repaired by Colorado surgeon Dr Richard Steadman, who Robson respects highly for his work in repairing the respective knee injuries of Shearer and Craig Bellamy.

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