Roy Keane lining up £3m bid to take Cardiff striker Michael Chopra to Ipswich

20 April 2010 14:27
Wanted man: Chopra has impressed Keane[LNB]Ipswich boss Roy Keane is planning a £3million summer bid for Cardiff striker Michael Chopra - as long as the Welshmen are not promoted to the Premier League.[LNB] Keane has consistently bemoaned the Tractor Boys' lack of goals in a season when their top scorer is skipper Jon Walters with a paltry seven. [LNB]A long-term admirer of Chopra, the Keane admitted: 'In that situation you're never going to be a top-six side.'[LNB] Keane knows Chopra well, having paid Cardiff £5m to sign him in 2007 for Sunderland, where he netted eight times from 22 starts. [LNB]Last summer, after Chopra returned to the Bluebirds in a £3m deal, Keane admitted he had wanted to sign him.[LNB]Now, if hard-up Cardiff fail to win promotion and have to cash in on Chopra, the Ipswich boss will be waiting to pounce.  [LNB] Roy Keane plans a clear-out! I'm after real men, claims Ipswich chief Sunderland boss Bruce confirms interest in Ipswich youngster WickhamIpswich 1 Doncaster 1: Honours even at Portman Road in bore drawNewcastle wrap up Championship title as lowly Plymouth are sent downAll the fizz from this weekend's Coca-Cola Football League[LNB]  

Source: Daily_Mail