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But more than that the 19-year-old winger showed in his man-of-the-match performance

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But more than that the 19-year-old winger showed in his man-of-the-match performance in Thursday's B international defeat against Belarus that he can be England's secret weapon during the World Cup.. Charlton - who have signed United States defender Cory Gibbs and Uruguay centre-back Gonzalo Sorondo - are expected to step up their interest in Reading's Steve Sidwell, who has a £2.5m buy-out clause.. Jordan said on Monday that Dowie wanted to move closer to his family in the north-west, and he also claims Charlton showed a lack of respect when Palace were relegated at the Valley two years ago.Charlton yesterday announced that they have released strikers Shaun Bartlett, Jonatan Johansson and Francis Jeffers The trio hardly featured last season. On Thursday Dowie was shown around the club's Sparrows Lane training ground by chairman Richard Murray and newly-appointed general manager, Andrew Mills. If Dowie does take the position it will go down badly with Simon Jordan, his former chairman at Crystal Palace. The announcement brings to an end Charlton's search for a successor to Curbishley who quit after 15 years at the Valley. Hull City's Peter Taylor pulled out of the running and after interest in Preston's Billy Davies cooled, the way was left open for Dowie. The 41-year-old also attracted interest from Middlesbrough and Derby County, but the likelihood is that he has accepted Charlton's offer, although there have been suggestions that Colchester United's Phil Parkinson was still being considered.

Just over a week after he left Crystal Palace, Iain Dowie is expected to be presented as Charlton Athletic's new manager. A press conference is scheduled for Tuesday with Neil McDonald due to follow Dowie from Selhurst Park as his assistant while Les Reed, who has worked under Charlton's previous manager Alan Curbishley, is also expected to be part of a new management team. Goran Bunjevcevic and Noureddine Naybet have also been released, and a one-year option has been taken up on the Irish defender Stephen Kelly.. Shevchenko scored 19 goals in 28 Serie A matches last season and also struck nine times in the Champions' League. He will now provide the star quality that Abramovich feels his team lacks.Meanwhile, the Chelsea striker Carlton Cole has agreed to join Tottenham Hotspur for £2m with Spurs confirming that Egyptian Mido has returned to Roma after his 18-month loan spell.

A two-year deal, with an option for a third year, has already been offered to 33-year-old Roberto Carlos although he is hoping Real Madrid want to keep him.Shevchenko joined Milan from Dynamo Kiev in 1999 and is the second highest scorer in the club's history behind Gunnar Nordahl with 173 goals. I don't speak English, my wife does not speak Ukrainian - the only language we have in common is Italian and the only way to teach our children the love that we have for them is the English language."His capture will be Chelsea's second major signing of the summer, following the arrival of Michael Ballack, and the club will now push ahead with plans for a new left-back. The couple have an 18-month-old son called Jordan Andrei whose godfather is Berlusconi.However Shevchenko rejected suggestions that his wife had dictated his departure "My wife has nothing to do with this," he said "We decided together for the best interests of our family. Of course I am saddened because I have seen the looks on the faces of the fans and because of the many messages I have received." Galliani, in day-to-day control of the club owned by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, said: "It's a victory of the English language over the Italian language."That was a thinly-veiled reference to the role played in the saga by Shevchenko's American wife Kirsten Pazik, who is friends with Abramovich's wife Irina, and is keen to leave Italy and move to an English-speaking country. Chelsea will now land their No 1 target at the fourth attempt in what is a triumph for owner Roman Abramovich who has personally conducted the talks this time, dealing with the player directly.

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