Southend reject Eastwood bid

[Mighty T.A.L.]

Southend United have turned down a £1.5million approach from Norwich City for the services of Freddy Eastwood.

Norwich manager Peter Grant has revealed his interest in the striker in the past and this was confirmed by the Carrow Road club's recent offer.

However, Southend chairman Ron Martin has rebuffed the move and has now told The Canaries they must increase their initial offer if they want to sign Eastwood.

"Norwich made a bid for Freddy but I have told them that they are not offering enough," Martin told the Southend Echo.

"Freddy is being dramatically undervalued and is worth a lot more to this football club than £1.5million.

"That is what I've told Norwich and I still don't want him to leave."

Eastwood has stated his desire to leave Roots Hall following the club's relegation from The Championship last season and he has already been the subject of a failed £1million bid from Wolves.

But The Shrimpers are aware that Eastwood, the club's top scorer last season with 15 goals in all competitions, will be able to leave for free when his contract expires at the end of the next campaign and the club could be willing to listen to higher offers.

Martin has also confirmed he has turned down a bid from an unnamed League Two club for striker Matt Harrold.

Source: Skysports

Norwich should raise their bid.He would have been a great signing.

[Huckerbys right foot]

not to sure

Billy Sharp has had talks with us ..we have Earnshaw and now Eastwood

it worries me that we are after 2 strikers who wouldn't settle for a bench place...please don't say Earnie is going

[Mighty T.A.L.]

I don't think Norwich is able to keep Earnshaw and I'm sure he will play in the Premiership instead.

[Huckerbys right foot]

yeh true

i think he will leave in the January window

then again its nice to see us spending money like this ...after the Turners took a place on the board and pumped £2 mill into the squad to spend..it seems they have given us much more

[Mighty T.A.L.]

Yes, and I'm very pleased.Good to see there is some money to spend.

[alansmithy14]

y dont Southend let Eastwood leave??!! he wants to leave

[Huckerbys right foot]

there trying to squeeze out loads of cash from him leaving

[Huckerbys right foot]

looks like Southend's chairman is playing games with Wolves because.....

City boss Peter Grant has categorically ruled himself out of the race for Freddy Eastwood's signature - indeed, he's denied being in it in the the first place.

The Southend United striker remains Wolves' No1 target after watching Billy Sharp disappear back to his boyhood club, Sheffield United - to the frustration of at least three other Championship managers.

There were reports today that Charlton Athletic, too, may be thinking along similar Eastwood lines after watching Robert Earnshaw disappear to Derby County and Jamie Cureton head home to Norwich.

Where Eastwood will not be joining him. For all the talk by Shrimpers' owner Ron Martin of the Essex side rejecting a £1.5 million offer for the Roots Hall favourite, Grant insists there was never an offer from Norfolk.

It could, of course, have simply been a case of Southend keeping Wolves on their toes - the latest ETA for Eastwood at Molineux is now the middle of the month. If at all, if Charlton bring some of their bigger, financial guns to bear.

"I've never, ever enquired about Freddy," said Grant. "So I don't know about that story. I've never enquired about that one."

[Olzy]

I'm still not 100% convinced about Eastwood.