ian1964 10,457 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 By David Craig, 31/01/2009 WOLVES swooped last night to sign Hearts skipper Christophe Berra in a Ã?£2million deal. Berra travelled south yesterday to meet Molineux boss Mick McCarthy and thrash out personal terms after the Jambos gave him permission to speak to Wolves. It was third time lucky for McCarthy in his pursuit of Berra. He twice tried to sign him last summer and saw offers of Ã?£1m and Ã?£1.5m rejected. Berra, 24, was under contract at Tynecastle until 2011 and the club had been holding put for around Ã?£3million. However, club owner Vladimir Romanov flew in to Edinburgh on Friday and he gave permission for Wolves to speak to Berra on Friday night. It is understood Hearts urgently need the cash and they didnââ?¬â?¢t want to jeopardise the deal by playing him in yesterdayââ?¬â?¢s 2-0 defeat to Hamilton. A Tynecastle spokesman said: ââ?¬Å?Hearts have given Christophe permission to talk to Wolves. He does so with our blessing.ââ?¬Â Berra watched Wolvesââ?¬â?¢ 3-1 victory over Watford before undergoing a medical at Molineux. Berra, who has three Scotland caps, has also been linked with moves to Fulham and Sunderland. Heartsââ?¬â?¢ dire financial situation ââ?¬â? they are thought to be more than Ã?£30m in the red ââ?¬â? forced Romanov to admit he would be prepared to sell key players. The likes of Andrew Driver and Laryea Kingston may also be sold before the transfer window closes tomorrow. http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/scottish/scottish_sport/151049/Wolves-snatch-Berra-Hearts.html 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Good for him. Hope he gets a regular game and improves him for Scotland as I don't rate McManus or Clodwell (:devil:). 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Good move for the man. Who in their right mind wants to play for Hearts at present? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 743 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Would have liked him at Ibrox but hopefully he does well at Wolves. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Would have liked him at Ibrox but hopefully he does well at Wolves. There's a good chance we'll sign him when both his knees have been wrecked by 43 operations. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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