West Ham
Ljungberg on his way? Neill and Boa Morte to follow?
FREDDIE Ljungberg has reportedly been offered £3million to tear up his West Ham contract and leave Upton Park after just one season.
The Sweden captain, currently battling to recover from a fractured rib in time to lead his country at the Euro 2008 finals, joined the Irons from Arsenal for a similar figure last summer.
But with new chairman Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson seeking to cut the club's wage bill, The Times claim Ljungberg could be on his way just one year into his £75,000-a-week (£3.9million-a-year) four-year contract.
The 31-year-old has suffered a number of niggling injuries this season but, despite his "sicknote" reputation, he has managed to appear in 28 of West Ham's 43 league and cup games, scoring twice.
The report also suggests that "similar compensation offers" - like the one paid to goalkeeper Roy Carroll last year - could be made to captain Lucas Neill and Portuguese winger Luis Boa Morte.
Neill, who turned down a move to Liverpool to move from Blackburn Rovers for £1.5million in January 2007, excelled during last season's great escape, but has struggled for consistency this term.
Boa Morte, who arrived from Fulham for £5million a fortnight before Neill, has incurred the wrath of sections of the Boleyn Ground faithful after scoring just one goal in 47 matches.
If the reports are true, both could make their final appearances in claret and blue in Sunday's Premier League finale against UEFA Cup-chasing Aston Villa.
9:16am Thursday 8th May 2008
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