Gudjohnsen open to return to England

Asked about the rumous linking Barcelona attacker and Icelandic international Eidur Gudjohnsen (30) with a return to the English Premier League (read more here), the player's agent and father Arnor Gudjohnsen has admitted in an interview with British sports site Sky Sports that the player is likely to leave Barcelona this summer:

"It is a real possibility that Eidur could leave Barcelona this summer. Barcelona have not told Eidur yet, but I have seen the reports that he could go. There is interest from a number of clubs in Eidur and I expect serious discussions with clubs next week. Eidur would be open to a move back to England as he knows everything in England and it would seriously appeal to him."

In an interview with British sports site Sport, Arnor Gudjohnsen repeated that the Icelandic attacker is open to a return to England: "It looks as though he will leave Barcelona, but to where? I don't know at the moment. To be honest there is nothing concrete, hopefully I will have some news by Monday. West Ham? At the moment, I don't know if the two clubs have already spoken but I think he is open to a move back to England."

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Asked about the situation of Barcelona attacker and Iceland international Eidur Gudjohnsen (30), the player's agent and father Arnor Gudjohnsen has said in an interview with British sports site Sport that the player is still thinking about his future:

"Well, there is nothing happening at the moment, it seems to be very quiet. Eidur is not in any rush and he plans to make his decision in two or three weeks.

To be honest everything is possible, he might stay in Spain or he could go to England, he has not made up his mind. Concrete interest from Aston Villa, West Ham or Everton? No, not that I know of. I have only read it in the papers, and I don't know if any of those clubs have made contact with Barcelona."

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Gudjohnsen will most likely leave

Asked about the situation of Barcelona attacker and Iceland international Eidur Gudjohnsen (30), the player's agent and father Arnor Gudjohnsen has said in an interview with British sports site Sport that the player will most likely leave this summer:

"It is my feeling that Eidur will leave Barcelona, but we are not sure where he is going to end up. Every possibility is open, and apart from clubs like Aston Villa, Fulham and Everton, there could also be interest from other countries in Europe. But Eidur definitely won't rush into anything, he is very relaxed about the situation."

Catalan sports paper Sport claims that English Premier League clubs West Ham and Sunderland have also shown interest in signing the Icelandic attacker.

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Gudjohnsen still thinking about future

Asked about the rumours linking Barcelona attacker and Iceland international Eidur Gudjohnsen (30) with several French clubs (read more here), the player's father and agent Arnor Gudjohnsen has said in an interview with French sports paper Aujourd'hui Sport that the player is stil didn't decide on his future:

"Lyon and Marseille didn't make contact so far. France is still an option but at the moment there really has been no contact at all. And Eidur still hasn't left Barcelona. He has given himself some time to reflect."

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Asked about the rumours linking Barcelona attacker and Iceland international Eidur Gudjohnsen (30) with a move to Olympique Lyon (read more here), the player's father and agent Arnor Gudjohnsen has said in an interview with French sports paper Aujourd'hui Sport that they are in talks with several clubs:

"Eidur is seriously studying the possibility of a summer exit. We are in contact with English clubs and also with clubs from Greece, Turkey and Russia.

But we honestly haven't discussed anything with French clubs. Not yet. Because, if the big teams of the French league, like Bordeaux, Lyon or Marseille, would show an interest, Eidur would obviously be interested."

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Blackburn Rovers interested in Gudjohnsen

British tabloid The Sun claims that Blackburn Rovers is interested in Barcelona attacker and Iceland international Eidur Gudjohnsen (30).

Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce, who worked with Gudjohnsen at Bolton Wanderers in the 1999-2000 season and who already tried to sign Gudjohnsen when he was Newcastle manager in the 2007-2008 season, is determined not to sell striker Santa Cruz until he has found a replacement and would therefore be checking on Gudjohnsen.

With the Icelandic striker not being guaranteed first-team football at Barcelona, Blackburn hopes to have a chance to sign the player. Gudjohnsen, whose current contract with Barcelona expires in the summer of 2010, could be available for 2 million euro°.

Asked about the rumour, the player's father and agent Arnor Gudjohnsen said in an interview with British sports site Setanta that Gudjohnsen will certainly not leave Barcelona in January: "No there is nothing, he is not going anywhere, 100 percent. Guardiola said at the start of the summer that he wants to keep him for the whole season so he is at least staying until the summer.

In the summer he has one year left on his contract, then we will see what happens but I think he would like to play his contract out in Barcelona. There has always been interest from different clubs, but you know, nothing that he has even looked at or thought about. I have to be honest with you, I have not heard from Blackburn. There is nothing going on."

In an interview with British sports site Sky Sports, Arnor Gudjohnsen repeated the same message: "There been no contact with Blackburn Rovers regarding Eidur. Eidur is happy at Barcelona and is concentrating on helping them win silverware this season. There is always interest in Eidur, but I have not heard from Blackburn. I don't think anything will happen in January as Eidur wants to stay and Barcelona want to keep him."

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Gudjohnsen likely to leave this summer

Asked about the rumours linking Barcelona attacker and Iceland international Eidur Gudjohnsen (29) with English Premier League clubs Aston Villa, Manchester City, West Ham and Portsmouth, the player's agent and father Arnor Gudjohnsen has said in an interview with British television channel Sky Sports that the player will probably leave Barcelona and would be interested in a move back to England:

"I have seen some speculation about Eidur and Aston Villa, but I don't think he was very keen on that. I think if he was to return to England he would prefer to go to London or Manchester rather than Birmingham. There are a few clubs interested, but there is nothing serious at the moment. I think he will leave Barcelona and he is keeping his options open at present."

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British local newspaper The News claims that English Premier League club Portsmouth is considering to launch a bid for Barcelona attacker and Iceland international Eidur Gudjohnsen (29) if the negotiations with Liverpool on England international Peter Crouch would fail (read more here). Gudjohnsen is thought to be available for a transfer fee of around 5 million euro°.

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp said to the paper that Gudjohnsen could be an option: "Eidur is a good player, a proper player. It does look like he is leaving Barcelona. If that's the case he'd definitely be the type of player we'd be interested in. He's someone I know and he's good friends with my son Jamie. He's a good lad and a top player."

Asked about the matter, the player's agent and father Arnor Gudjohnsen confirmed the interest to British sports site Setanta Sports and said that a return to the Premier League is a serious option for his son although nothing is certain at this moment: "I am a little bit aware of the Portsmouth interest, it was there in January as well. Eidur is not rushing into anything at the moment, we haven’t actually been speaking to any clubs, we just know about interest in him from a few clubs.

I think Eidur is definitely looking at options to maybe go away from Barcelona. It is not definite, but football-wise he has to ask himself a few questions. Is it better for him to leave the club or to stay? I think England is strongly in the picture because he knows English football and has been there for a long time."

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British tabloid The Sun claims that English Premier League clubs Newcastle and West Ham are interested in Barcelona attacker and Iceland international Eidur Gudjohnsen (29). The player can leave Barcelona this summer and would like to return to England.

West Ham manager Alan Curbishley already tried to sign Gudjohnsen last year. Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan would want the Icelander to replace striker Obafemi Martins. The tabloid claims that Gudjohnsen would cost around 5 million euro°.

Asked about the rumours linking the player with a return to the Premier League, Arnor Gudjohnsen, the father and agent of the player, confirmed the English interest to British sports website BBC Sport and said that Gudjohnsen is considering his future: "One Premier League club has shown a lot of interest in Eidur. He would certainly be interested in a move back to England, but he is not going to rush into making a decision. Eidur and his family are settled in Barcelona and he has two years left on his contract, but his chances were limited last season."

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