by Ciggy » Mon Jan 17, 2005 4:12 pm
Looks like hes going to the brummies.
Birmingham are set to sign Liverpool midfielder Salif Diao on loan for the rest of the season.
Blues are close to agreeing a six-month deal for the Senegal international as a short-term replacement for Blackburn-bound Robbie Savage.
Aston Villa boss David O'Leary is trying to sign players on short-term contracts or on loan and Diao would have fitted the bill. His own midfield dynamo, Gavin McCann, is sidelined for the remainder of the campaign with a knee injury.
Diao, 28 next month, is understood to prefer a move to St Andrews after becoming surplus to requirements at Anfield.
Blues have plenty of midfielders but no-one quite like Savage and Bruce is hoping Diao will add steel in the centre of the park.
Diao is not viewed as the long-term answer to Savage whose move to Ewood Park should be completed in the next 24 hours.
There is no-one anywhere in the world at any stage who is any bigger or any better than this football club.
Kenny Dalglish 1/2/2011
REST IN PEACE PHIL, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.