The former Wales Under-17 international is a central midfielder who left the Deva Stadium last month.

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The Blue Square Premier Bluebirds have made a new striker, along with a central defender and central midfielder, their priority.

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The former West Ham midfielder has scored 20 or more goals in his last five seasons at Chelsea, an incredible achievement for a central midfielder - albeit an attacking one.

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Though if he finds that South Africa have good attacking full-backs, he is likely to pull a central midfielder very deep into a holding role, as he did with Mauro Silva in 1994.

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Ferguson has already revealed his intention to play midfielder Michael Carrick in central defence while another midfielder, Darren Fletcher, seems certain to occupy a defensive berth too.

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Meanwhile, Liverpool have had a bid rejected for teenager Danny Wilson, while fellow central defender Madjid Bougherra and midfielder Kevin Thomson have all been linked with moves away from Ibrox.

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Midfielder Kieron Dyer suggests that in central defender Rio Ferdinand, England possess the best player in the world.

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Again Zamora was central, flicking cleverly to Davies on the left and from the midfielder's first-time cross Gera was on hand to side-foot into the roof of the net from six yards.

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