The Battle for Bowyer is now ON

By Matthew Jones
May 22 2003

Battle for Bowyer
By Matthew Jones

Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd headed for London today to try and prevent the club's move for Lee Bowyer being hijacked.

Arsenal, Chelsea and Aston Villa have now been linked with moves for the former Leeds player.

"Lee is still talking to a couple of clubs," said a spokesman. "It's no different."

Newcastle believed (and still do), that they had captured a Lee Bowyer for nothing - offering him a £30,000-a-week contract. Bowyer wouldn't be playing Champions League football in a hurry though, because of the six-game European ban he still has to serve.