Cho hopeful of Magpies move

South Korean waits on Newcastle decision

By Edwin Chong   Last updated: 1st January 2008   Subscribe to RSS Feed

Cho hopeful of Magpies move

Cho: Hopeful of Newcastle move

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Cho Jae-jin has not given up hope on a dream move to Newcastle United.

The South Korean international is currently a free agent after his contract with J-League club Shimizu S-Pulse expired at the end of December.

After unsuccessful preliminary talks, Newcastle were reported to have withdrawn their offer to sign the 26-year-old and are believed to be looking elsewhere for another striker.

Cho's agent Kim Min-jae has yet to receive official news that the move is off, and is hopeful a deal can be struck through further negotiations.

"At the moment, our priority is Newcastle United," he told the Korean media.

"There is no official word yet from Newcastle officials that they have ended talks. We will try to re-negotiate this week and hopefully we will reach an outcome."

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