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AFP, London
Everton hope to parade record six-million-pound signing Jamie Beattie at Goodison Park on Tuesday before the home clash with Portsmouth after the Southampton striker James Beattie completed a medical at Goodison Park on Monday. Beattie, who joined the Saints from Blackburn in 1998 and scored 76 goals in 233 appearances, had also been targetted by Aston Villa. But Villa manager David O'Leary revealed a row between his chairman Doug Ellis and Southampton chairman Rupert Lowe over an alleged illegal approach last summer led to talks over Beattie breaking down. O'Leary said Lowe had played tit-for-tat. "I can't control that," he added. Everton will try to get their season back on track against Portsmouth after their 5-2 thrashing by Spurs on Saturday.
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