Koumas-£8500 a week not enough ??

Agent ups ante in race to net Koumas <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody></tbody></table><table class="headerTable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><p class="headtypea">Jun 27 2006
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p class="headtypea"><b /></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p class="headtypeb">Steve Tucker, Western Mail</p></td></tr></td /></tr /></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="400" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p class="headtypea">EVEN if Cardiff City agree a fee to bring Wales international Jason Koumas to Ninian Park, they could then find themselves in a bidding war with other clubs, the player's agent has confirmed.</p><p class="headtypea">Koumas spent a season-long loan at Cardiff from West Brom, making a big impact and becoming Bluebirds' manager Dave Jones' No 1 summer transfer target.</p><p class="headtypea">After a falling out with Albion manager Bryan Robson, Koumas is sure to leave The Hawthorns soon, with Cardiff his most likely destination.</p><p class="headtypea">But a fee for the 26-year-old is proving the stumbling block between the two clubs, with West Brom wanting close to £2m and the Bluebirds reluctant to go above £1.5m.</p><p class="headtypea">But Koumas' agent Peter McIntosh believes even once a valuation for the player is fixed, Cardiff could find themselves in competition for the player's services.</p>

<p class="mpuadcontinue2">&quot;The question in the end is, is Jason Koumas a good footballer? And the answer is, yes,&quot; said McIntosh. &quot;I don't know why no deal has been made between West Brom and Cardiff or anyone else, but until that happens we're snookered. We can't talk to anyone and Jason remains a West Brom player.</p>

<p class="headtypea">&quot;I think that if, say, Cardiff have an offer of £1m accepted, that's bound to alert other clubs who may have been waiting in the shadows - £2m might put other people off but, as I say, our hands are tied at the moment.</p>

<p class="headtypea">&quot;Most certainly no personal terms have been finalised with Cardiff or anyone else, although we don't really see why Jason should be thinking of accepting a pay cut to play for anyone.&quot;</p></td></tr></tbody></table>