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Newcastle 'lose £1.5m' on Rozehnal deal
NEWCASTLE have made a loss of £1.5m on the sale of David Rozehnal to Lazio, it is being claimed.
The Czech Republic defender, currently on internationl duty at Euro 2008, completed a permanant move to the Serie A club on Tuesday.
Newcastle reported on their website, nufc.co.uk, that they had recouped the 2.9m paid to Paris St Germain last June for the centre-back.
However, The Sun newspaper reports United have actually made a loss as the 27-year-old has moved for only 1.4m.
Rozehnal was signed by previous manager Sam Allardyce but struggled after showing early promise.
He spent the final five months of the season on loan at the Rome club, but a permanent deal looked dead in the water after he only made seven starts for the Stadio Olimpico side.
But after a solid performance for the Czech Republic in their opening Euro 2008 game - a 1-0 win over Switzerland on Saturday - the deal was sealed.
A statement on the Lazio website, www.sslazio.it, read: "David Rozehnal is a Lazio player the club announces having concluded the transfer of the player after agreeing terms with English club Newcastle."
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