WOODGATE SET FOR TOON SWITCH

By Peter Donnelly
January 30 2003

Leeds United have finally accepted Newcastle United's £9M bid for defender Jonathan Woodgate and the 23-year-old will soon be disscussing personal terms on Tyneside.

Despite Leeds recently selling Robbie Fowler to Man City, they have also accepted Newcastle's bid for Woody.

Leeds Chariman Peter Ridsdale had an extremely long meeting with the board and they eventually came to the conclusion of selling Woodgate to us.

Obviously the Leeds fans will be furious but if he signs then it's certainly a very pleasent suprise for the Toon Amry, as the deal once looked dead.

We'll have more news on the story asap, but for now lets hope he passes the medical.(!)