Quinn predicts transfer market slowdown as clubs feel pinch

SUNDERLAND chairman Niall Quinn predicts limited big money deals on the transfer front this summer as some of the Premier League’s biggest clubs feel the pinch of the global economic downturn.

The former Republic of Ireland international said the high-profile financial meltdown at Fratton Park in recent months has sent shockwaves through football boardrooms across England.

Quinn admitted: “Portsmouth was a huge wake-up call. I think that will alter the market significantly.