Football Rumour

"Fulham boss Roy Hodgson has been handed a 12m warchest after opting to strengthen the wage structure, deeming it a priority. This means he will look to buy quality combined with experience generally at affordable prices. Being a manager with lots of air miles he will look appoint staff of a high calibre he has encountered in the past. In the hope of building his side on from having just avoided relegation.

While having released a considerable amount of players already, including the likes of Carlos Bocanegra and Phillipe Christinval, he has also penciled out those he wants cash value for. Which would also go some way into reducing a large salary bill still left from the purchases of Lawrie Sanchez. In addition to raising the budget available, allowing him to spend if necessary.

OUTS:

Kasey Keller - FREE - LA Galaxy

Dejan Stevanovic - £500,000 - Stoke

Chris Baird - LOAN / View to a permanent move, £1m - Southampton

Seol Ki-Hyeon - £700,000 - Wolfsburg

Alexey Smertin - NOMINAL FEE - CSKA Moscow

Lee Cook - £1m - Q.P.R

Diomansy Kamara - £2.5m - Chievo

(Players Currently On Loan)

Gabriel Zakuani - £300,000 - Stoke

Steven Davis - £4m - Rangers

Expect Roy Hodgson to hand new deals to Collins John, Adrian Leijer and Elliot Omozusi.

INS:

Jussi Jaskelainen - FREE - Bolton

Steve Finnan - £2m - Liverpool

Sami Hyppia - £3m - Liverpool

Harry Kewell - FREE

George Boateng - NOMINAL FEE - Middlesbrough

Louis Saha - £5m - Manchester United

Other pieces of business:

David Stockdale - £750,000 - Darlington

Oguchi Onyewu - 1m - Standard Liege

Freddy Adu - LOAN - Benfica"