Football: That was the weekend that was - Leeds linked with move for Bierhoff
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LEEDS UNITED'S attempt to land Tore Andre Flo as a replacement for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has been turned down by Chelsea, according to the News of the World, who report the rejection of a pounds 10m bid, while elsewhere revealing that Coventry's former Leeds striker Noel Whelan wants to go back. The Sunday Mirror suggests, however, that manager David O'Leary may now switch his sights to Milan's Oliver Bierhoff, reckoning that the Italian champions might want to cash in on the 31-year-old German, top scorer last season, while he is still hot. Intriguingly, O'Leary tells the Sunday Express: "I know who I want and I will spend pounds 12m in one lump sum."
The Mirror says Spurs have rebuffed Roma's attempt to prise away Sol Campbell but may find it harder to hang on to Darren Anderton, who is reportedly asking for pounds 40,000 a week to stay at White Hart Lane after learning that David Ginola pulls in pounds 10,000 more than him.
Dominic Matteo could leave Liverpool to team up with John Barnes at Celtic if he fails to make the left-back berth his own, according to the People, who report that Manchester United are close to signing the 18-year-old Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper Glynn Thompson for pounds 500,000.
The News of the World says Carlton Palmer's fall-out with new Nottingham Forest manager David Platt has alerted Birmingham City, who may make a pounds 1m offer.
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