DON'T be surprised if some of Europe's top coaches start showing an interest in Wanderers' reserve matches. Focus of the attention will be Eidur Gudjohnsen - once regarded as one of the best young strikers on the continent.

A broken ankle put paid to what seemed destined to be a glittering career with PSV Eindhoven but the young Iceland striker, who numbered Ronaldo among his team-mates during his time in Holland, is fighting back.

It's taken time - not surprising since he was so out of shape when he turned up for trials with Wanderers during their pre-season tour of Ireland - but there have been signs in his recent performances that he is winning the battle and justifying Colin Todd's decision to bring him out of the obscurity of playing non-contract football with KR Reykjavic. "He's improving all the time," the Wanderers' boss said of the strong 20-year-old.

"I knew when I signed him that it would take time because he'd had to come back after that bad injury. At this stage we still can't say when his time is going to come but he is getting there."

Rangers manager Dick Advocaat, who knows Gudjohnsen well from his days as boss at PSV, was surprised when he heard the player was back in the game and playing for Wanderers.

Advocaat reckons Todd has an excellent prospect on his hands.

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