Leeds United Football Club - United Move For Blake
United Move For Blake
United boss Kevin Blackwell has strengthened his squad ahead of the New Year by signing Leicester striker Nathan Blake on a month's loan.
Blake, 32, has been drafted in as a direct replacement for the injured Brian Deane who faces up to six weeks out of action after damaging his shoulder.
The 29-times capped Welsh international has been played as a target man throughout his career and his arrival will enable Blackwell to stick with the system that has seen Leeds win the last two games and go unbeaten in four.
Blake goes straight into the squad for the New Year's Day game against Crewe Alexandra and has been given squad number 21. Leeds are in discussion with Leicester to see if they will allow him to play in the FA Cup, with his his loan spell set to take in the fourth round of the competition should United get past Birmingham. His last league game would be against Derby County at Pride Park.
The forward has made just five starts this season for the Foxes, his last one being earlier this month, and has made ten other appearances as a substitute.
Blake started his career as a trainee at Chelsea but never played a first team game for them before moving to home town Cardiff, where he made 164 appearances.
Moves followed to Sheffield United, where he scored an impressive 34 goals from 55 starts, then Bolton and after thee years there a £4.25m move to Blackburn Rovers. He left Ewood Park for Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 2001 but became a free agent at the end of last season.
Sunderland and West Ham both chased his signature in the summer before he opted to join Leicester on a one-year deal.
Meanwhile, loan signing John Oster has returned to Sunderland this morning after the club ruled he had breached the club's code of conduct.
United Move For Blake
United boss Kevin Blackwell has strengthened his squad ahead of the New Year by signing Leicester striker Nathan Blake on a month's loan.
Blake, 32, has been drafted in as a direct replacement for the injured Brian Deane who faces up to six weeks out of action after damaging his shoulder.
The 29-times capped Welsh international has been played as a target man throughout his career and his arrival will enable Blackwell to stick with the system that has seen Leeds win the last two games and go unbeaten in four.
Blake goes straight into the squad for the New Year's Day game against Crewe Alexandra and has been given squad number 21. Leeds are in discussion with Leicester to see if they will allow him to play in the FA Cup, with his his loan spell set to take in the fourth round of the competition should United get past Birmingham. His last league game would be against Derby County at Pride Park.
The forward has made just five starts this season for the Foxes, his last one being earlier this month, and has made ten other appearances as a substitute.
Blake started his career as a trainee at Chelsea but never played a first team game for them before moving to home town Cardiff, where he made 164 appearances.
Moves followed to Sheffield United, where he scored an impressive 34 goals from 55 starts, then Bolton and after thee years there a £4.25m move to Blackburn Rovers. He left Ewood Park for Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 2001 but became a free agent at the end of last season.
Sunderland and West Ham both chased his signature in the summer before he opted to join Leicester on a one-year deal.
Meanwhile, loan signing John Oster has returned to Sunderland this morning after the club ruled he had breached the club's code of conduct.