Moyes Quiet on Bellamy

By Nick Raynor
July 5 2005

Everton manager David Moyes has said that he will not be drawn into talking about a potential signing of Craig Bellamy.

Newcastle are desperate to offload the loud-mouthed Welsh striker after a bust-up with manager, Graeme Souness.

 

But due to a £5 million price tag and £40,000 a week wage demands, potential buyers are hard to find.

 

Moyes is interested in a lot of players, but refused to admit whether Everton would sign Bellamy or not.

 

Moyes said:

 

"I don't talk about players at other clubs,"

 

"It is not my way.

"We are hoping to land one or two more before the season starts though, that is for sure, and ideally we would like to get them in quickly so they can get some pre-season friendlies under their belt.

"The hardest thing when you are bringing in so many players is to get them playing together, so we are not in the ideal situation.

"All we can do is hope they blend quite quickly and get them running early in the season."