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Telegraph
Pascal Chimbonda joins Blackburn
Blackburn have completed the signing of Tottenham defender Pascal Chimbonda on a two-year contract.
Pascal Chimbonda joins Blackburn
Versatile: Pascal Chimbonda will provide competition for places Photo: REUTERS
By Telegraph staff and agencies 10:13PM BST 27 Aug 2009
The 30-year-old Frenchman has been brought in as a direct replacement for left-back Stephen Warnock, who has moved to Aston Villa for a fee believed to be around £7 million.
Manager Sam Allardyce lined up the former Wigan and Sunderland defender when Villa first approached Rovers about Warnock but wanted the transfers to occur simultaneously.
"We've got the deal done. We've got an experienced player who is desperate to play football again, having missed it at Spurs," said Allardyce.
"The experience of the player, the adaptability of the player in a number of positions and his past record means we will have a good player on our hands and will not miss Warnock too much.
"We all know his favourite position is right-back. We are well covered there, but he can play centre-back and left-back."
The Frenchman is unlikely to play in his preferred position because Allardyce has already signed Lars Jacobsen and Michel Salgado this summer.
Chris Samba and Gael Givet are the only two fit centre-backs, captain Ryan Nelsen currently sidelined with a knee injury - while 21-year-old Martin Olsson is the only recognised left-back, although Givet has also played there.
However, the Rovers boss is confident Chimbonda's experience and desire to play regularly will allow him to adapt quickly.
"He was eager to get away from Tottenham, because he has not played enough games for them and he just wants to play football," said Allardyce.
"When you meet someone who tells you they just want to play football it is a good thing from the start.
"When you see what he has achieved in his Wigan and Tottenham early days we want him to come and emulate that at Blackburn, whichever position we pick him in.
"We had to scurry around for the last few days and we think we have found a very successful and experienced player to come and fill the gap Stephen has left."
Despite Allardyce continuing to be linked with other players, he insists this is his last transfer before the window closes on Tuesday after reluctantly letting Warnock go.
"It is like most things today. You don't want them to leave, but once it is all done and dusted there is very little you can do about it," he said.
"When the player does not want to stay you try to maximise for the club the best possible deal and then move on.
"It is disappointing and is not something I expected. But that is the way it is in this bizarre transfer window."
www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/blackburn-rovers/6101989/Pascal-Chimbonda-joins-Blackburn.html
Telegraph - Pascal Chimbonda takes pay cut to join Tottenham
Pascal Chimbonda was so desperate to leave Sunderland and return to the bright lights of London that he accepted a pay cut which could end up costing him £3 million.
Pascal Chimbonda takes pay cut to join Tottenham
09
The French defender will have the chance to make up the shortfall in wages over the next few years following his £3 million move back to Tottenham through a highly incentivised contract.
Chimbonda won himself few friends when he turned his back on Wigan after handing in a transfer request following the season finale against Arsenal three years ago just months, after renegotiating a four-year deal at the JJB Stadium.
He joined Tottenham but was deemed surplus to requirements last summer and signed for Sunderland.
The French defender failed to settle in his new surroundings and soon came in to conflict with manager Roy Keane.
Their first falling-out denied Chimbonda an early return to White Hart Lane because he turned up late for the pre-match stroll at Sunderland’s Hertfordshire hotel ahead of their match with Spurs.
Keane, a stickler for punctuality, dropped his new signing. He was axed again for arriving late at training following his best performance in a Sunderland shirt in the 2-1 win over Newcastle.
Chimbonda, who made just 16 appearances for Sunderland, called a hotel home during his six months at Sunderland and spent much of his time in London.
Last night his agent, Willie McKay, insisted: “His move has got nothing to do with football reasons. There was no problem in that respect as far as Sunderland were concerned.
“Niall Quinn has been different class as a chairman with Pascal because he knew that he was struggling to settle in the North East because his wife had not moved up from London.”
www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/4350610/Pascal-Chimbonda-takes-pay-cut-to-join-Tottenham.html
CHIMBONDA JOINS SUNDERLAND
Chimbonda joins Black Cats
Defender makes Stadium of Light switch
Last updated: 26th July 2008
Pascal Chimbonda has completed his move from Tottenham to Sunderland for an undisclosed fee.
Skysports.com revealed on Thursday that the defender was undergoing a medical at the Stadium of Light ahead of signing a reported four-year deal.
Chimbonda is now expected to take a place in Sunderland's first XI when they kick-off their Premier League campaign at home to Liverpool on 16th August.
And manager Roy Keane is delighted to have landed the 29-year-old former Wigan star.
"Pascal is one of those rare players who can play anywhere across the back line," Keane told Sunderland's official website.
Invaluable
"That will be invaluable to us, so naturally we're very pleased to secure his services.
"He has a lot of Premier League experience which can only be a plus for us and he'll give us more options at the back, creating more competition for places there, so all-in-all it is a fantastic signing for us."
Sunderland had a £23million offer accepted by Spurs for four of their players, with Keane eager to bring in Chimbonda, Teemu Tainio, Younes Kaboul and Steed Malbranque.
The Black Cats have already signed Tainio on a three-year deal and Malbranque is understood to have met with Keane to discuss personal terms.
Kaboul is also said to have agreed a switch to the North East, but Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp recently claimed the defender is in favour of a move to Fratton Park.
www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_3870854,00.html
CHIMBONDA LEAVING WIGAN FOR SPURS
Chimbonda expects to join Spurs
Pascal Chimbonda
Chimbonda was named in the PFA team for this season
France defender Pascal Chimbonda is confident he will move to Tottenham from Wigan by the end of next week.
Wigan have rejected a £3m bid from Tottenham for the French right-back.
"I think it'll be settled on the rest days - next Friday or Saturday." said World Cup-bound Chimbonda. "I haven't spoken to Spurs, but my agent has."
The 27-year-old defender handed in a transfer request within minutes of Wigan's 4-2 defeat at Arsenal on the final day of the Premiership season.
France coach Raymond Domenech wants all transfers settled before the squad heads to Germany on 8 June.
Chimbonda, who has also been linked with Manchester United, added: "As a footballer you always want to play at the highest level, and moving to Tottenham will help me take the next step forward.
"If I quit Wigan it's to go as far as possible in the game.
"Of course going to Manchester United would be nice, but there is Gary Neville there. He is a legend.
"Of course it is difficult to refuse a club like Manchester United, but only Tottenham has made Wigan an offer."
Wigan signed Chimbonda for a bargain £500,000 from French club Bastia last summer.
Wigan have said they want at least £6m for Chimbonda.
news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/4768795.stm
Telegraph
Pascal Chimbonda joins Blackburn
Blackburn have completed the signing of Tottenham defender Pascal Chimbonda on a two-year contract.
Pascal Chimbonda joins Blackburn
Versatile: Pascal Chimbonda will provide competition for places Photo: REUTERS
By Telegraph staff and agencies 10:13PM BST 27 Aug 2009
The 30-year-old Frenchman has been brought in as a direct replacement for left-back Stephen Warnock, who has moved to Aston Villa for a fee believed to be around £7 million.
Manager Sam Allardyce lined up the former Wigan and Sunderland defender when Villa first approached Rovers about Warnock but wanted the transfers to occur simultaneously.
"We've got the deal done. We've got an experienced player who is desperate to play football again, having missed it at Spurs," said Allardyce.
"The experience of the player, the adaptability of the player in a number of positions and his past record means we will have a good player on our hands and will not miss Warnock too much.
"We all know his favourite position is right-back. We are well covered there, but he can play centre-back and left-back."
The Frenchman is unlikely to play in his preferred position because Allardyce has already signed Lars Jacobsen and Michel Salgado this summer.
Chris Samba and Gael Givet are the only two fit centre-backs, captain Ryan Nelsen currently sidelined with a knee injury - while 21-year-old Martin Olsson is the only recognised left-back, although Givet has also played there.
However, the Rovers boss is confident Chimbonda's experience and desire to play regularly will allow him to adapt quickly.
"He was eager to get away from Tottenham, because he has not played enough games for them and he just wants to play football," said Allardyce.
"When you meet someone who tells you they just want to play football it is a good thing from the start.
"When you see what he has achieved in his Wigan and Tottenham early days we want him to come and emulate that at Blackburn, whichever position we pick him in.
"We had to scurry around for the last few days and we think we have found a very successful and experienced player to come and fill the gap Stephen has left."
Despite Allardyce continuing to be linked with other players, he insists this is his last transfer before the window closes on Tuesday after reluctantly letting Warnock go.
"It is like most things today. You don't want them to leave, but once it is all done and dusted there is very little you can do about it," he said.
"When the player does not want to stay you try to maximise for the club the best possible deal and then move on.
"It is disappointing and is not something I expected. But that is the way it is in this bizarre transfer window."
www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/blackburn-rovers/6101989/Pascal-Chimbonda-joins-Blackburn.html
Telegraph - Pascal Chimbonda takes pay cut to join Tottenham
Pascal Chimbonda was so desperate to leave Sunderland and return to the bright lights of London that he accepted a pay cut which could end up costing him £3 million.
Pascal Chimbonda takes pay cut to join Tottenham
09
The French defender will have the chance to make up the shortfall in wages over the next few years following his £3 million move back to Tottenham through a highly incentivised contract.
Chimbonda won himself few friends when he turned his back on Wigan after handing in a transfer request following the season finale against Arsenal three years ago just months, after renegotiating a four-year deal at the JJB Stadium.
He joined Tottenham but was deemed surplus to requirements last summer and signed for Sunderland.
The French defender failed to settle in his new surroundings and soon came in to conflict with manager Roy Keane.
Their first falling-out denied Chimbonda an early return to White Hart Lane because he turned up late for the pre-match stroll at Sunderland’s Hertfordshire hotel ahead of their match with Spurs.
Keane, a stickler for punctuality, dropped his new signing. He was axed again for arriving late at training following his best performance in a Sunderland shirt in the 2-1 win over Newcastle.
Chimbonda, who made just 16 appearances for Sunderland, called a hotel home during his six months at Sunderland and spent much of his time in London.
Last night his agent, Willie McKay, insisted: “His move has got nothing to do with football reasons. There was no problem in that respect as far as Sunderland were concerned.
“Niall Quinn has been different class as a chairman with Pascal because he knew that he was struggling to settle in the North East because his wife had not moved up from London.”
www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/4350610/Pascal-Chimbonda-takes-pay-cut-to-join-Tottenham.html
CHIMBONDA JOINS SUNDERLAND
Chimbonda joins Black Cats
Defender makes Stadium of Light switch
Last updated: 26th July 2008
Pascal Chimbonda has completed his move from Tottenham to Sunderland for an undisclosed fee.
Skysports.com revealed on Thursday that the defender was undergoing a medical at the Stadium of Light ahead of signing a reported four-year deal.
Chimbonda is now expected to take a place in Sunderland's first XI when they kick-off their Premier League campaign at home to Liverpool on 16th August.
And manager Roy Keane is delighted to have landed the 29-year-old former Wigan star.
"Pascal is one of those rare players who can play anywhere across the back line," Keane told Sunderland's official website.
Invaluable
"That will be invaluable to us, so naturally we're very pleased to secure his services.
"He has a lot of Premier League experience which can only be a plus for us and he'll give us more options at the back, creating more competition for places there, so all-in-all it is a fantastic signing for us."
Sunderland had a £23million offer accepted by Spurs for four of their players, with Keane eager to bring in Chimbonda, Teemu Tainio, Younes Kaboul and Steed Malbranque.
The Black Cats have already signed Tainio on a three-year deal and Malbranque is understood to have met with Keane to discuss personal terms.
Kaboul is also said to have agreed a switch to the North East, but Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp recently claimed the defender is in favour of a move to Fratton Park.
www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_3870854,00.html
CHIMBONDA LEAVING WIGAN FOR SPURS
Chimbonda expects to join Spurs
Pascal Chimbonda
Chimbonda was named in the PFA team for this season
France defender Pascal Chimbonda is confident he will move to Tottenham from Wigan by the end of next week.
Wigan have rejected a £3m bid from Tottenham for the French right-back.
"I think it'll be settled on the rest days - next Friday or Saturday." said World Cup-bound Chimbonda. "I haven't spoken to Spurs, but my agent has."
The 27-year-old defender handed in a transfer request within minutes of Wigan's 4-2 defeat at Arsenal on the final day of the Premiership season.
France coach Raymond Domenech wants all transfers settled before the squad heads to Germany on 8 June.
Chimbonda, who has also been linked with Manchester United, added: "As a footballer you always want to play at the highest level, and moving to Tottenham will help me take the next step forward.
"If I quit Wigan it's to go as far as possible in the game.
"Of course going to Manchester United would be nice, but there is Gary Neville there. He is a legend.
"Of course it is difficult to refuse a club like Manchester United, but only Tottenham has made Wigan an offer."
Wigan signed Chimbonda for a bargain £500,000 from French club Bastia last summer.
Wigan have said they want at least £6m for Chimbonda.
news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/4768795.stm