Joe slams N'Zogbia fantasies

Friday 06 Feb 2009


Newcastle United boss Joe Kinnear has hit out at former Magpies midfielder Charles N'Zogbia for making fanciful transfer claims.

The 22-year-old Frenchman joined Wigan Athletic on transfer deadline day, having tried Kinnear's patience by claiming interest from a number of top clubs.


CHARLES N'ZOGBIA Kinnear fumed: "He lived in a fantasy world. There was not a day when he didn't add some Mickey Mouse story about a club that wanted him.

"First of all, he came in and told me Arsenal wanted to buy him, then the next week it was Aston Villa, then the next week it was Manchester United, then the next week it was Real Madrid, then the next week it was Lyon.

"And each time he came in, he made it clear he did not want to be at the club, so in the end, there was only one thing I could do - send him to Wigan.

"I checked out if any of these clubs wanted him and discovered they didn't.