Pearson On Davids
Posted on: Mon 26 Oct 2009
Leicester City boss, Nigel Pearson, insists the imaginative idea of Edgar Davids coming to the Walkers Stadium has some way to go before, or even if, it happens.
Ever since word of contact between the club and the former European superstar was revealed by Pearson earlier this week, the Blue Army are talking of little else, but a cautious Pearson said: "There has been interest. Whether anything materialises is neither here nor there. I couldn't tell you because there would be still quite a way to go and we will see what happens."
"Things can move quickly in football but it would be wrong for me to speculate further. There has been interest from the club, likewise interest from the player. Whether it materialises into a move or not is a different matter."
"At this moment in time there is nothing further to add. If there is anything to pass on we will do that at the appropriate time but as it stands at the minute there is nothing to add."
"I know there has been interest but it is one of those things, as it is with all players that we have had interest in, that there will be a time, or there may be a time that I can say more but I don't think it is the right time to talk in any greater depth on the subject."
The 36-year-old midfielder has been out of action for a long time so he will have to come up to the high standards of fitness and character which is the hallmark of Pearson's competitive squad and he said: "As with all our signings that we have made or targets we look at, they have to meet certain criteria and this one will be no different."
"There is still a way to go if anything does happen. I don't believe in publicity stunts, I don't believe in players coming in who don't meet that criteria and I can understand there being interest in this but until there comes a time when there is something more concrete I don't see any point in me speculating any further."