King..set for Premiership
chance
AIDY BOOTHROYD has told furious Watford fans he
had to sell Marlon King.
The £5million hitman, 27, is set for a £40,000-a-week deal with
Fulham.
Boss Boothroyd said: I told Marlon I didnt want him to go.
"But if someone makes an offer you cant refuse it is difficult to
tell that player hes not going.
ANGRY Burnley boss Owen Coyle has hit out at the
sale of top-scorer Andy Gray to Championship rivals Charlton.
Gray, 30, could end up costing the Londoners £2m while Burnley have
already slapped in a £900,000 bid for Ipswichs Alan Lee.
Coyle said: We never wanted to lose Andy and that is why we turned
down Charltons first bid. But Andy came to me and said he wanted
to go to Charlton.
I think he had been made aware that he could double his salary. We
felt we had been backed into a corner and had no option.
STOKE have signed defender Ryan Shawcross from
Manchester United in a deal worth £2million.
He turned down a fresh United deal and admitted: Alex Ferguson was
disappointed.
MARK HUGHES will decide this weekend whether to
buy Bulgarian Valeri Domovchiyski.
Blackburn boss Hughes has had the £1.5million-rated hitman, 21, on
trial.
MAURICE MALPAS has made his first signings as new
Swindon boss with a swoop for Watfords striker Moses Ashikodi and
winger Anthony McNamee.
IN-DEMAND Plymouth midfielder David Norris has
asked for a move from Home Park.
Ipswich boss Jim Magilton has offered £1.5million plus add-ons,
while Norris, 26, is also wanted by former Argyle manager Ian
Holloway at Leicester.
DEFENDER Calum Davenport, 25, has joined Watford
on loan from West Ham.
Ex-FULHAM and BIRMINGHAM striker Geoff Horsfield,
34, has snubbed Scunthorpe for Doncaster.
HULL are poised to sign Sunderland defender
Stephen Wright, 27, on loan for the rest of the season.
LEAGUE 2 STRUGGLERS WREXHAM have signed West Brom
striker Stuart Nicholson, 20, on a three-month loan.
SC.UNTHORPE will sign Millwall striker Ben May,
23, in a £100,000 deal.
ASTON VILLA are keen on £6million-rated Manchester
City ace Nedum Onuoha.
The defender, 21, has made just six starts this season despite
signing a four-year deal and wants a regular first-team spot.
Villa have also looked at Pascal Chimbonda of Spurs.
PORTSMOUTH defender Djimi Traore could return to
France with Rennes.
Traore, 27, is wanted as a replacement for Wigan-bound Erik Edman
and is keen to leave to find first-team football.
Pompey boss Harry Redknapp has already lost one left-sided player
in Matt Taylor. But Rennes expect Traore to leave within the next
week.
