Last updated at 23:03pm on 7th August 2007
West Ham have been dealt a major blow ahead of Saturday's Premier League
opener against Manchester City with the news that new captain Lucas Neill
will be out for up to a month. Neill hurt his knee towards the end of
yesterday's training session, continuing a wretched run of injuries since
arriving from Blackburn in a £1.5million deal in January. The Australia
defender limped out of his debut in the FA Cup against Watford then damaged
ankle ligaments against the same opponents on his return a fortnight later.
Meanwhile, the Hammers will intensify their efforts to prise Giles Barnes
away from Derby after failing to land Kieron Dyer. They have already had a
£2.5m bid for Barnes, 19, rejected but are poised to test Derby's nerve by
making an improved offer. Dyer's proposed £6m switch to Upton Park collapsed
last week when Newcastle upped the price to £8m and manager Sam Allardyce
admits he faces a challenge to mentally prepare the England midfielder for
the new season if the deal is not resurrected.
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