'IT'S LIKE BEING A KID BY A POOL - YOU JUST WANT TO JUMP IN'

Last updated : 01 June 2003 By Editor

"I admire Manchester United and I love watching them play," he said. "Of course I would like to be at a great club like that - anybody would.

"The idea of joining Manchester United makes me dream, because they are a big, successful club and play my kind of football. I have a burning desire to be involved with a club that plays in big games all the time.''

"I must admit that I look at the Premiership and it makes me desperate to get involved. It's like being a kid by a pool - you just want to jump in."