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23.06.2003
Geremi set for Premiership return
Exclusive by Stuart Roach
Manchester United will turn their attentions to Cameroon international midfielder Geremi once Ronaldinho has decided on his own future, BBC Sport has learned.
United are battling with Barcelona to sign Brazil World Cup star Ronaldinho as Sir Alex Ferguson makes the Paris St Germain player his number one priority.
But when those negotiations end, Geremi´s British representative hopes to resurrect a deal for the 24-year-old Cameroonian.
Geremi was offered to Manchester United as part of the deal that took David Beckham to the Bernabeu, but Ferguson was only interested in a cash deal.
But with Beckham´s £25m arrival making Geremi´s place in the Real first team even more unlikely, a new deal is on the cards.
"I am hoping there may be a deal to be done with Manchester United but we have got a long way to go," said Barry Silkman, who is representing the player´s interests in England.
"United´s priority is Ronaldinho and it is between them and Barcelona for his signature.
"Until his future is decided, I don´t think United are prepared to talk about Geremi."
Real Madrid insist they want more than £10m for the player, though they could ultimately accept as little as £6m for a player who is unlikely to figure in their first-team plans next season.
That may tempt Manchester United but is still too high for Middlesbrough, where Geremi played 34 times in a loan spell last season.
But another Premiership club are also keen to raise the funds to snatch Geremi at a knock-down price.
"The way things are at the moment, that (£6m) would be a really good fee, but even at that price I don´t think Middlesbrough are in a position to buy him," said Silkman.
"There is another Premiership club who we are speaking to but they are not in a position to buy until they can sell."
But that mystery bidder is not Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri, who attempted to sign the midfielder last summer, only to be put off by Real Madrid´s high valuation of the player.
Ranieri has been told he must offload players before bringing in new faces, but is unlikely to raise the funds needed to land Geremi.
Silkman insists Geremi would jump at the chance of returning to the Premiership should Real decide to recoup some of the money they laid out for Beckham.
"He´s happy to be a Real Madrid player, but not if he is not playing.
"Beckham´s deal does not change anything as far as Manchester United and Real Madrid are concerned, but for Geremi it does make it harder to get in the side."
Geremi captained Cameroon to the Olympic football title in Sydney 2000, has won two African Nations Cups and is currently starring in their Confederations Cup campaign.
He also boasts two European Cup winners´ medals with Real Madrid but is finding himself increasingly frozen out at the Bernabeu.
GEREMI CAREER STATISTICS
Real Madrid: 63 games, 1 goal
Middlesbrough (loan):
34 games, 7 goals
Cameroon: 57 caps, 1 goal
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