Guirane N'Daw

McCarthy hopeful that he can sign Guirane N’Daw in the summer

By Stuart Watson Friday, January 25, 2013
6:00 AM

FINGERS crossed there was nothing lost in translation.

Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy is hopeful that influential loan midfielder Guirane N’Daw will sign permanently for the club this summer.

The only problem is that the French-speaking African can still only speak limited English.

“He is out-of-contract at St Etienne in the summer,” said McCarthy. “I’ve had a limited discussion with ‘G’ and that was along the lines of ‘yeah gaffer, I like you, you like me, I stay’. That was about it!

“Hopefully I might stay and he might stay and that will be it!”

Brought in on a season-long loan by former Blues boss Paul Jewell, N’Daw was head-scratchingly dropped from the squad following an impressive performance in a 1-1 draw at Brighton last October.

The Senegalese powerhouse – whose international side did not qualify for the on-going African Cup of Nations – has been the team’s most consistent performer since McCarthy’s arrival at the start of last November though, with some imperious displays helping lift the team six points clear of the Championship drop zone.

“He’s done great,” enthused McCarthy. “He’s done wonderfully well compared to what I was told when I came in.

“I tried to sign him for Wolves a long time ago so I was pleased to inherit him. He has been a key player for us and has been terrific.

“I would think we’ve taken him on a considerable cut of what he’s on at St Etienne though, knowing what he was earning when I was trying to sign him.

“He likes it here and we like having him. I don’t know if there will be an agent involved, but we’d like to do something if possible.”

McCarthy’s team travel to rock-bottom Bristol City tomorrow. The Blues boss is still keen to make further new additions to his squad before the end of the January transfer window, with a goalkeeper and right-back on his wanted list.

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6 comments

WHY NOT TRY LEARNING HIS LANGUAGE , US ENGLISH ARE TO LAZY , WE EXPECT EVERYONE TO SPEAK OUR LANGUAGE ,, estoy aprendiendo espanol

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MIGUEL100

Friday, January 25, 2013
Would probably be the signing of the season, so far he is my player of the season...just needs to stop shooting from 30 yds and put some nice little dinky passes through to his strikers.

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Deg

Friday, January 25, 2013
I suppose it is too much to expect a plain speaking northerner to have heard of an interpreter!

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DaveJS

Friday, January 25, 2013
I like that quip from Mick. Anyone know where Cheik Koruma (or however you spell his name, the one who had to get agreement from about 32 clubs before signing for us) has got to?

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Tom Conder

Friday, January 25, 2013
As a gunslinger might say, McCarthy's chances of signing any player that a club in the top half of the football league might want are somewhere between slim and non-existent.... and slim has already left town.

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Rob Steroo

Friday, January 25, 2013
You say: The Blues boss is still keen to make further new additions to his squad before the end of the January transfer window, with a goalkeeper and right-back on his wanted list. Try the "For sale General" columns.

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floridaboy1

Friday, January 25, 2013

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