The Sun reckons Hull are getting frustrated with Bobby Zamora’s indecisiveness.
Fulham and the Tigers agreed a £5m fee for the striker around a week and a half ago, but Zamora is still hesitating over the deal. Hull have now put a £40,o00-a-week offer on the table and told Bobby that it will be their final offer.
Although it’s easy to say this from my armchair, this seems like a pretty sweet deal for Zamora, who only scored two league goals last season, remember. It would be a significant increase on his wage packet with Fulham and offer him a new start in the top flight after his move across London from West Ham didn’t go as well as he hoped.
He looked horribly low on confidence throughout the season and Roy Hodgson has intimated that it was the player who has instigated this move. Rumour has it that Zamora sought a transfer after being told he would not be guaranteed a first-team place this season. Given that Hull are the only side to have expressed an interest in signing him and placed a lucrative contract offer on the table, he would be wise to take it.
Phil Brown is desperate to sign a striker having missed out on Michael Owen, Marc-Antonine Fortune, Fraizer Campbell, Daryl Murphy and Marlon Harewood already this summer.
It would be nice to sort it out as soon as possible.
Get your facts right boys. We did not miss out on Daryl Murphy City withdrew their offer and Marlon Harewood is still wants to come to Hull, he’s just well down the shopping list. The only players we’ve realistically missed out on are Fortune (no ambition if he wants to play on in the SPL, they’re welcome to him) and Campbell who’s advisors (Father) seemed hell bent on making sure he didn’t sign for Hull.
Spot on Steve; and I bet another wasted year for Fraizer who seems to suffer from poor advice.
I’m afraid city did not withdraw their offer for murphy they are just not willing to pay the hugh salaries for players… especially over-rated ones.. Brown is struggling to get players to come to hull after the bad form towards the end of the season.. McCormack is another over-rated player we have been linked to as he has only had one good year in the championship.. Leroy lita is on a free with something to prove or Beckford from Leeds we need a natural finisher..
Andrew- I would not pay Murphy the kind of wages he was wanting (a reported £25k per week). He should be on 10-15k per week at the most. McCormack is a very good young player, Lita is a trouble causer- good player but has his head up hi backside when he doesn’t get what he wants. As for Beckford- if you think McCormack is over-rated- why go for him- having spoken to L**ds fans about him- he has a bigger pet lip than Marlon King!!
I didn’t mean to suggest that Hull had been turned down by all these players merely that they hadn’t signed them. In the case of Murphy, that might have been because the club had withdrawn their offer. I was told by Hull fans I know that the Harewood deal was off – I apologise if I was passing on incorrect information.
I’d agree with the last comments from Phil H about Lita and Beckford. Both have talent but the attitude makes them very dangerous signings indeed in my opinion.
Best of luck this season. I really enjoyed my trip to Hull last August – even though we lost!
I wouldn’t agree with the implication that because Fortune joined Celtic he’s got no ambition. He joined the club managed by the man who gave him a taste of English football. Equally, we’ll be in Europe next season while Hull more than likely struggle to stay up.