Robson's scouts saw Job - who can play through the middle or on the left - last season but the manager wants to see him himself. Job is willing to move to England and is prepared to come to Boro while they make a decision on an offer for him.Robson has been looking for more firepower but pulled the plug on the £6m bid for Sutton because the player was slow in giving an answer. Now Job has stepped into the gap and should clinch the deal after a few days on Teesside.The Southampton manager Glenn Hoddle has completed his second signing of week by taking on the teenage French striker Patrice Tano from Monaco on a free transfer.Hoddle signed Tano, 18, on a four-year contract after he impressed the former England coach during the Saints' summer training camp in La Manga last month. Tano, who is originally from the Ivory Coast, has played for Monaco's junior side for the last three years but was available for free after buying out his own contract. Tano follows the signing of the former Manchester City striker Uwe Rösler, who arrives back in the Premiership from Tennis Borussia Berlin.Pavel Srnicek has left Shef-field Wednesday to sign for the Serie A newcomers Brescia on a three-year deal. The Czech Republic goalkeeper turned down a move to another Italian club, Napoli, after agreeing terms.Michael Thomas is poised to make a comeback at Wimbledon, after ending his spell with Benfica.

The former Liverpool midfielder is training with the Dons after gaining his release from the Portuguese club He is now a free agent.. Graeme Souness, the manager of Blackburn Rovers, has had a £2.2m bid for Craig Hignett accepted by Barnsley, writes Alan Nixon. Graeme Souness, the manager of Blackburn Rovers, has had a £2.2m bid for Craig Hignett accepted by Barnsley, writes Alan Nixon. Souness's latest offer was too good for Dave Bassett's club to refuse and the regular goalscorer will talk to Rovers this weekend. Blackburn made an increased cash bid after refusing to swap the winger Damien Johnson as part of a deal.

Souness plans more signings but Hignett's arrival will push the winger Keith Gillespie closer to the way out.Leicester City's manager, Peter Taylor, yesterday completed his second signing of the week when he acquired the Scotland international defender Callum Davidson from Blackburn for £1.7m.Davidson moved south from St Johnstone two years ago but his progress has been hampered by a series of injuries. He will link up again with his former team-mate, Tim Flowers, at Filbert Street as well as his fellow international Matt Elliott.Davidson follows the full-back Gary Rowett, who made a £3m move from Birmingham to Leicester three days ago.The president of Roda JC Kerkrade, Noel Hendriks, expects Celtic to complete a deal for the defender Joos Valgaeren within the next 48 hours. The Belgian international, valued by the Dutch club at £4.5m, could be Martin O'Neill's first signing.Hendriks said: "I think this weekend Celtic will close the deal If we receive the right money we will accept it It's not that much money that Celtic can't pay it. Their first offer [understood to have been about £3.5m] wasn't enough, but we believe a second offer will be okay."The striker Mark Yardley has agreed a new three-year contract with St Mirren, the Scottish Premier League newcomers, after being voted the Bell's First Division Player of the Year last season.Sheffield Wednesday's Republic of Ireland Under-21 international midfielder, Alan Quinn, has signed a one-year extension to his contract to 2002.. The idea of Dr Michael Smurfit was always make it the special K Club. The owner and founder built a luxury hotel on his land by the Liffey, west of Dublin, and brought in Arnold Palmer to design the course.

Next came the Smurfit European Open with a purse, this week, of £1.5m. Nothing was left to chance in trying to realise Smurfit's dream of hosting the Ryder Cup. Despite the magnificence of the Emerald Isle's links courses, the K Club will stage the transatlantic battle in 2005. The idea of Dr Michael Smurfit was always make it the special K Club. The owner and founder built a luxury hotel on his land by the Liffey, west of Dublin, and brought in Arnold Palmer to design the course. Next came the Smurfit European Open with a purse, this week, of £1.5m. Nothing was left to chance in trying to realise Smurfit's dream of hosting the Ryder Cup.