Diouf's agent says....

Thursday 16th Jan 2014.


As we all expected, IMO I think we dodged one there. Time to move on and find a more prolific goalscorer, Klose's name is starting to do the rounds for some reason.

Cardiff's bid for Mame Diouf seems to be official over after the striker's agent confirmed the 26-year-old will be staying with Hannover for the rest of the season.

Ole Gunnar Solksjaer had hoped to land the Senegal frontman and lodged a bid worth around £3m to try and lure him from the Bundesliga club.

But despite Diouf making it clear he would not sign a new contract when his deal expires this summer and Hannover's general manager admitting they would be prepared to cash-in on the former Manchester United scholar, the German's new boss Tayfun Korkut had stressed he was keen to keep Diouf.

Having failed to land a potential replacement in Chile striker Martin Castillo, Hannover wanted to hold onto Diouf despite Cardiff's interest and a higher offer from Turkish side Trabzonspor.

Now agent Jim Solbacken - who is also Solskjaer's representative - has told Norwegian media that Diouf will stay in Germany until the summer.

Thank God. He's decent but he's hit and miss and seems to be up for it when he suits him. We need Finnbogason who is in top form and just turns everything to goals. We need a clinical striker as if we create so few clear cut chances we need to make the most of them if we are to pick up vital points.

Okay.....move on.
time to get the Cheque book out and get Finnboggson.

Don Corleone styleee...Make them an offer they cant refuse.