Bramble fee agreed

By Matthew Jones
June 27 2002

United have agreed an undisclosed fee with Ipswich for long-term target Titus Bramble and the defender will hold talks with The Magpies today.

United have agreed an undisclosed fee with Ipswich for long-term target Titus Bramble and the defender will hold talks with The Magpies today.

The England Under-21 defender is travelling to St James' Park today to discuss personal terms and have a medical.

Ipswich boss George Burley said: "It will be sad to lose Titus if he does agree to join Newcastle.
"He has tremendous natural ability and has the potential to become a future England international.

"Unfortunately the offer Newcastle have made for Titus is something the club could not turn down at this moment in time," he added on the club's official website.

Bramble is expected to move for around £5million and pen a five-year contract on Tyneside, and he will join up with former Town team-mate Kieron Dyer, who moved to Newcastle in a £6million deal in 1999.