Hang on a minute ... he comes from ICELAND, for God's sake! And we hear from good authority that Iceland is a little bit closer the North Pole than Newcastle.But can anyone remember Andreas Andersson, the striker who came from Scandinavia yet went onto the field wearing more clothes than Paddington Bear! (*Not that Paddington Bear ever played for us)
Either they don't make Scandi players like they used to, or Newcastle has drifted further north.
The Daily Mirror claims that Pompey have stepped-up their move for the former Chelsea star as a deal for Liverpool's Peter Crouch looks unlikely.