THIS week in America The Washington Post has reported on revitalised interest in Pool's Paul Dalglish from across the Atlantic.

D.C.United in Washington are preparing to welcome two Bulgarian players for the start of training camp next week and the club has taken a renewed interest in Scottish forward-midfielder Paul Dalglish.

Dalglish worked out with United for about a week last year and seemed eager to join the Major League Soccer club, but the sides weren't able to reach a financial agreement. He has played this season for Blackpool in England's second division, scoring twice in 22 appearances, but is looking for a better situation and has been in contact with United in recent days.

"We've kept in touch with Paul," United technical director Dave Kasper said. "It's a possibility, but so far we've only talked to him generally."

Dalglish, who will turn 26 next month, is the son of Kenny Dalglish, one of the more famous players and coaches in British soccer history. The younger Dalglish came up with Scottish power Celtic and was in the Liverpool system (his father's club) before playing for Bury, Newcastle, Norwich and Wigan.

Dalglish, who apparently has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave Blackpool at any time, also has attracted the interest of English clubs Burnley and Preston North End.

In order to join United, he would have to settle for a modest contract in his first year because D.C. has little room under the $1.7 million salary cap after making several offseason moves.

Besides the finances, United officials would have to decide whether to add another established attacking player to an increasingly crowded roster. The club has already obtained U.S. World Cup forward Earnie Stewart, Chicago Fire all-star midfielder Dema Kovalenko and University of Virginia all-American Alecko Eskandarian.

Meantime, Bulgarians Hristo Stoitchkov and Galin Ivanov will arrive in Washington this weekend, although their acquisitions haven't been formally announced by MLS or United.