Post by WyomingWhite on Jun 9, 2006 11:19:49 GMT -1
Blades target Leeds ace striker Hulse
EXCLUSIVE
By PAUL DEWS
LEEDS UNITED striker Rob Hulse today emerged as a potential transfer target for Premiership newboys Sheffield United.
The Blades are understood to have made a tentative enquiry about United's 14-goal marksman, but have made no firm offer for Hulse.
The 26-year-old cost United £1.1m from West Brom last summer after enjoying a successful loan spell with Leeds and spent much of last season playing in a lone striking role.
United manager Kevin Blackwell has four senior strikers at his disposal – Hulse, Richard Cresswell, David Healy and Robbie Blake – and has admitted he will wheel and deal as he looks to improve on last season's fifth-place finish.
But Blackwell insists he is not prepared to comment on individual players as he aims to fine tune his squad.
The Leeds manager has held talks with a number of agents regarding potential transfers in recent weeks, but no moves, either in or out, have come to fruition as yet.
United are again being linked with Everton's veteran defender David Weir, but Blackwell says Leeds won't be making any move for the former Scotland international. "Last summer we tried to get David in, but we moved on," said Blackwell. "There's been no interest in David this summer.
"It's like anything else, if a player is on the move, the chances are we will be linked with him. Don Hutchison at Coventry this week was a classic example – we were supposed to be interested there. That was rubbish.
"I'm sure 90 per cent of available players at our level will be linked with us whether there is any truth in it or not.
"As the chairman has always said here – we don't deal in speculation. I'm used to being linked with everyone now so it's stopped bothering me. I don't take a lot of notice. We will try and do our business quietly and I think we've done okay on that front recently. When there's something to say, we'll say it."
EXCLUSIVE
By PAUL DEWS
LEEDS UNITED striker Rob Hulse today emerged as a potential transfer target for Premiership newboys Sheffield United.
The Blades are understood to have made a tentative enquiry about United's 14-goal marksman, but have made no firm offer for Hulse.
The 26-year-old cost United £1.1m from West Brom last summer after enjoying a successful loan spell with Leeds and spent much of last season playing in a lone striking role.
United manager Kevin Blackwell has four senior strikers at his disposal – Hulse, Richard Cresswell, David Healy and Robbie Blake – and has admitted he will wheel and deal as he looks to improve on last season's fifth-place finish.
But Blackwell insists he is not prepared to comment on individual players as he aims to fine tune his squad.
The Leeds manager has held talks with a number of agents regarding potential transfers in recent weeks, but no moves, either in or out, have come to fruition as yet.
United are again being linked with Everton's veteran defender David Weir, but Blackwell says Leeds won't be making any move for the former Scotland international. "Last summer we tried to get David in, but we moved on," said Blackwell. "There's been no interest in David this summer.
"It's like anything else, if a player is on the move, the chances are we will be linked with him. Don Hutchison at Coventry this week was a classic example – we were supposed to be interested there. That was rubbish.
"I'm sure 90 per cent of available players at our level will be linked with us whether there is any truth in it or not.
"As the chairman has always said here – we don't deal in speculation. I'm used to being linked with everyone now so it's stopped bothering me. I don't take a lot of notice. We will try and do our business quietly and I think we've done okay on that front recently. When there's something to say, we'll say it."
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