RichieGunns
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Ton of money: Chris Samba to be on £100k a week at Queens Park Rangers
30 Jan 2013 22:32
Drop-bound Hoops will also pay £12.5m for Anzhi defender - and spending won't end there as Redknapp targets Crouch and THREE Spurs players
Rover's return: Ex-Blackburn star Samba's set to join QPR from Anzhi
John Powell
Chris Samba is set for a staggering £100,000-a-week deal at Queens Park Rangers.
QPR chairman Tony Fernandes is rushing to agree personal terms in a deadline-beating £12.5million transfer.
But he will then have to break the bank with a six-figure salary to land centre-half Samba from Anzhi Makhachkala.
Rangers, still the Premier League's bottom club, have triggered former Blackburn star Samba's release clause but must still match his massive wages at the Russian club.
It means that Samba would become QPR's biggest signing and biggest earner, replacing French striker Loic Remy, who signed for £7m and £70,000-a-week basic from Marseille earlier this month.
Samba had no sooner left to join Harry Redknapp's strugglers than he was blasted by Anzhi manager Guus Hiddink.
The deal to buy Samba was sealed by Fernandes, who conducted negotiations on Tuesday night, and the west Londoners hope to see Samba make his debut in Saturday's game against Norwich.
Angry Hiddink hit out at Samba and said on Wednesday: "He left for England yesterday.
"I hope that today or tomorrow we'll find out what has really happened.
"It's a shame to talk about this, but he didn't even say goodbye - he didn't explain anything to us.
"Whatever happens to you, you should take into account the people with whom you work."
Hiddink hinted he felt Samba may have been tapped up.
He added: "It's not a great situation for us. He started the pre-season camps with us but then suddenly, in the last few days, he started to make contact with England - that's despite still being on contract with Anzhi."
"He didn't even say goodbye!" Hiddink is fuming over Samba's departure
Clive Brunskill
Redknapp revealed after Tuesday's home draw with Manchester City that Fernandes had offered to make the Samba deal work if he wanted the former Blackburn star.
Redknapp said: "The chairman asked me a week ago whether I'd be interested if he could get me Samba. I've left it wholly in his hands."
The Hoops boss is desperate for a new defender with Anton Ferdinand off to Bursaspor on loan and Ryan Nelsen - Samba's former Blackburn team-mate - now off to manage Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
Remy is believed to have assurances he will be sold for a fixed price if they go down, and Samba is likely to also push for the same clause in a three-and-a-half-year deal.
Redknapp, who tried to buy Samba while in charge at Tottenham, believes the powerful centre-half is vital to the Rs' chances of survival.
And the spending is unlikely to stop there, as QPR have tabled a £4m bid for Peter Crouch.
The deal depends on Stoke being able to find a replacement for the England striker, and boss Tony Pulis has his eye on Aston Villa outcast Darren Bent.
QPR are also trying to bring in Tottenham's England Under-21 winger Andros Townsend and England midfielder Jermaine Jenas on loan - and wants David Bentley on a free to make it a treble.
Anzhi, meanwhile, are trying to buy Chelsea outcast Florent Malouda for £5m.
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Something smells funky at QPR! I mean come on, your on the verge of relegation and you spend 12.5 million on a player paying him £100k a week? Really? They've even said they'll sell Samba if they get relegated for a fixed price (aka he'll keep his high wages whatever club he goes too). How can you guarentee that any club will want Samba after QPR go down? They could be stuck with a player that doesn't want to be in the Championship, paying him a ridiculous wage they just can't afford!
Surely that's suicide on the scale of Portsmouth?
30 Jan 2013 22:32
Drop-bound Hoops will also pay £12.5m for Anzhi defender - and spending won't end there as Redknapp targets Crouch and THREE Spurs players
Rover's return: Ex-Blackburn star Samba's set to join QPR from Anzhi
John Powell
Chris Samba is set for a staggering £100,000-a-week deal at Queens Park Rangers.
QPR chairman Tony Fernandes is rushing to agree personal terms in a deadline-beating £12.5million transfer.
But he will then have to break the bank with a six-figure salary to land centre-half Samba from Anzhi Makhachkala.
Rangers, still the Premier League's bottom club, have triggered former Blackburn star Samba's release clause but must still match his massive wages at the Russian club.
It means that Samba would become QPR's biggest signing and biggest earner, replacing French striker Loic Remy, who signed for £7m and £70,000-a-week basic from Marseille earlier this month.
Samba had no sooner left to join Harry Redknapp's strugglers than he was blasted by Anzhi manager Guus Hiddink.
The deal to buy Samba was sealed by Fernandes, who conducted negotiations on Tuesday night, and the west Londoners hope to see Samba make his debut in Saturday's game against Norwich.
Angry Hiddink hit out at Samba and said on Wednesday: "He left for England yesterday.
"I hope that today or tomorrow we'll find out what has really happened.
"It's a shame to talk about this, but he didn't even say goodbye - he didn't explain anything to us.
"Whatever happens to you, you should take into account the people with whom you work."
Hiddink hinted he felt Samba may have been tapped up.
He added: "It's not a great situation for us. He started the pre-season camps with us but then suddenly, in the last few days, he started to make contact with England - that's despite still being on contract with Anzhi."
"He didn't even say goodbye!" Hiddink is fuming over Samba's departure
Clive Brunskill
Redknapp revealed after Tuesday's home draw with Manchester City that Fernandes had offered to make the Samba deal work if he wanted the former Blackburn star.
Redknapp said: "The chairman asked me a week ago whether I'd be interested if he could get me Samba. I've left it wholly in his hands."
The Hoops boss is desperate for a new defender with Anton Ferdinand off to Bursaspor on loan and Ryan Nelsen - Samba's former Blackburn team-mate - now off to manage Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
Remy is believed to have assurances he will be sold for a fixed price if they go down, and Samba is likely to also push for the same clause in a three-and-a-half-year deal.
Redknapp, who tried to buy Samba while in charge at Tottenham, believes the powerful centre-half is vital to the Rs' chances of survival.
And the spending is unlikely to stop there, as QPR have tabled a £4m bid for Peter Crouch.
The deal depends on Stoke being able to find a replacement for the England striker, and boss Tony Pulis has his eye on Aston Villa outcast Darren Bent.
QPR are also trying to bring in Tottenham's England Under-21 winger Andros Townsend and England midfielder Jermaine Jenas on loan - and wants David Bentley on a free to make it a treble.
Anzhi, meanwhile, are trying to buy Chelsea outcast Florent Malouda for £5m.
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Something smells funky at QPR! I mean come on, your on the verge of relegation and you spend 12.5 million on a player paying him £100k a week? Really? They've even said they'll sell Samba if they get relegated for a fixed price (aka he'll keep his high wages whatever club he goes too). How can you guarentee that any club will want Samba after QPR go down? They could be stuck with a player that doesn't want to be in the Championship, paying him a ridiculous wage they just can't afford!
Surely that's suicide on the scale of Portsmouth?