Map of Europe redrawn as Derbyshire is moved from Blackburn to Athens

29 January 2009 13:09
Matt Derbyshire has joined Greek League leaders Olympiakos in a six-month loan deal.[LNB] It's all Greek to him: Matt Derbyshire is off to Athens for four months[LNB] The 22-year-old striker has fallen down the pecking order at Blackburn [LNB]and bossSam Allardyce, who readily sanctioned the short-term deal, is pursuing other strikers.[LNB] Blackburn boss Allardyce gets mad at Gartside's slur over his Bolton record[LNB]BLACKBURN ROVERS FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB][LNB]Allardyce, who would want £2.5m for Derbyshire, is looking into a deal for Zenit St Petersburg's Pavel Pogrebnyak.[LNB] The 25-year-old is out of contract in November and has attracted interest from Everton and Bolton but the price was too high. [LNB]Zenit's general director Maxim Mitrofanov said: 'Blackburn's offer is almost the same as our valuation. If they send us the offer officially in time, we will contact Pogrebnyak and will persuade him to go to England.'[LNB] [LNB]  

Source: Daily_Mail