Source: Telegraph
Newcastle United wanted Sunderland's Kieran Richardson
Sbragia said "There was a cheeky inquiry but it was never anymore than that.[LNB]"To be honest, we've had a few cheeky enquiries over the months that never got anywhere near getting off the ground and that was one of them.[LNB]"Clubs are entitled to try it on if they want to but I've made it clear that I want to keep my very best players at the club."[LNB]Sbragia also confirmed that the Wearside club was interested in trying to snatch Tottenham Hotspur striker Darren Bent.[LNB]"I haven't really had much to do with that one.[LNB]"We were interested in him but we weren't certain whether he was going to become available.[LNB]"The chairman, Niall Quinn, was involved in that one far more than I was, but I think that maybe the Robbie Keane deal came through too late and maybe Spurs just decided they wanted to keep him."[LNB]Sbragia's side will face Blackburn in an FA Cup replay at Ewood Park without new signings Callum Davenport and Tal Ben Haim.[LNB]"It was certainly our priority to give ourselves more options in defence because we were really stretched in that area," Sbragia added.[LNB]"Now we have Tal and Callum giving us options and by the end of the month we should have Nyron Nosworthy and Paul McShane, back from injury and giving us competition for places. Neither of the new signings are available for the cup game tomorrow, but both could come into contention for the game against Stoke City on Saturday." [LNB]
