Vital Crewe Gossip Column Six

An updated round up of all the transfer talk involving Crewe Alexandra this summer.

INBOUND:

Steve Morison – Stevenage – Linked with a move since January and handed in transfer request. No deal. Bid rejected. Morison signs new contract at Stevenage.

Greg Fleming – Gretna – Confirmed to have had talks with Crewe and talk suggests he could sign soon. Oldham and Dundee both reported to be interested too.Contract offer rejected. Signed for Oldham Athletic.

Albert Adomah – Barnet – Said to have been watched a long with Barnet’s Onome Sodje. Adomah handed in transfer request in May.

Martyn Woolford – York – Local papers in York suggest Dario Gradi has been watching the York winger in recent weeks.

Sam Mullarkey – Grantham – Local papers in Grantham believe Crewe will attempt to snatch Mullarkey, a target for Lincoln City.

Patrick Kavanagh – Bray Wanderers – Linked with move to Gresty Road. Link

Rhys Evans – Unattatched – Former Millwall stopper reportedly number one goalkeeper target for Holland after recent rejections. Link

Tom Craddock – Middlesbrough – Boro’s Craddock could be the mystery striker who ‘wants’ to join the Alex. Unlikely.

Jamie Guy – Colchester – Young striker is another name being touted as the new striker.Unlikely.

Chris O’Grady – Rotherham – Yet another new name for the striker’s role. Also interesting Oldham, who could be on the verge of signing him. No deal. Signed for Oldham Athletic.

Calvin Zola – Tranmere – Said to have had talks and agreed to sign for over £100k. Will sign within two weeks, according to Dario Gradi.

Steve Mildenhall – Yeovil – Thought to be the experienced goalkeeper who had talks with the club last week. Rejected Crewe’s offer to sign for Southend.

Ben Hinchliffe – Unattatched – 19 year old former Derby goalkeeper said to be in talks with Crewe.

Shaun Cooper – Bournemouth – Out of contract Cooper is said to be a target for Steve Holland.Rejected Crewe’s offer and remains at Bournemouth.

Robert Snodgrass – Livingston – Snodgrass has had talks at Crewe but looks likely to snub us in favour of Dundee or Barnsley.

Anthony Elding – Leeds United – Bid accepted by Leeds and Elding is in talks. Elding said talks ‘didn’t go that well’. Rejected contract and remains at Leeds.

Steve Collis – Unattached – Has had talks and the club expect an answer within a few days.

OUTBOUND:

Nicky Maynard – Middlesbrough, Blackburn, Bolton, Sunderland – Looks set for a move to the Premiership with the likes of Middlesbrough and Blackburn both loosely linked to the striker.

Owain fon Williams – Derby County, Blackburn, Sunderland, Bolton, Swansea – The young keeper, who is out of contract this summer, is attracting a lot of interest. Derby are said to be front runners.

Ben Williams – Bury, Lincoln City – Both Lincoln and Bury look set to battle it out for Ben. Bury look favourites to capture the keeper.Contract rejected. Departure confirmed.

Gary Roberts – Derby, Norwich, Coventry, Leicester, Watford, Blackpool, Doncaster and Crystal Palace – All tracking Roberts and could be preparing a summer move for the 21 year old. Roberts placed on transfer list 10/06/08 after rejecting contract extension.

Danny Woodards – ? – Woodards placed on transfer list 10/06/08 after rejecting contract extension.