Premier League - Paper Round: Sol to join Hull?

Eurosport - Sun, 27 Sep 18:22:00 2009

Sol Campbell has been offered a route back into the Premier League by Hull City.

FOOTBALL 2009-2010 League Two Notts County Sol Campbell Ian McParland - 0

According to the Sunday Mirror, Tigers boss Phil Brown wants to bring the former England international to the KC Stadium after the centre-back sensationally quit League Two club Notts County after just one game.

Brown had been keen to sign the former Tottenham, Arsenal and Portsmouth defender in the summer, but Campbell was unwilling to join on a one-year contract.

Despite Campbell now being a free agent again, transfer regulations mean Brown will have to wait until January to make the deal that would fill the gap left by Michael Turner's departure to Sunderland.

However, the Sunday Express reports that Campbell held talks over a move to Roy Keane's struggling Ipswich Town just hours after leaving County.

That same paper also believes that Sven-Goran Eriksson is set to take over from Ian McParland as manager of the club.

Campbell walked out on his five-year, £40,000-a-week deal at Meadow Lane after the 2-1 defeat at Morecambe on September 19, citing the fact that promises about other star signings weren't kept.

Campbell told the News of the World: "I knew I would be the club's first big signing but was told I would be the first of many.

"Names like Roberto Carlos and Benjani were mentioned. But nothing materialised. And you know when people have money because things happen quickly. The only thing I'm guilty of is taking people at their word."

At Campbell's former club Portsmouth, the Daily Star Sunday's back page goes with the news that Pompey are lining up Gordon Strachan to replace beleaguered boss Paul Hart.

Hart has presided over a Premier League record seven straight defeats this season, and despite the mass exodus of players and current dearth of quality in the squad the club's hierarchy believe a change of manager is needed.

Club owner Sulaiman Al Fahim will reportedly give Strachan £10 million to spend in January, while offering Hart another role at Fratton Park. Whether he understands the full significance of employing a former Southampton manager as his saviour is not known.

Liverpool co-owner George Gillett has reportedly held talks with an Arab prince over selling a 25 per cent stake in the club.

Gillett met the Saudi billionaire - named by the Sunday Mirror as Khalid Al Faisal and Faisal bin fahid bin Abdullah al Saud by the News of the World - following Liverpool's 6-1 mauling of Hull at Anfield on Saturday.

Gillett's partner Tom Hicks would have to give his approval on the deal, but the pair have been keen to invite Middle Eastern money into the club for some time.

Back to on-pitch matters now, and Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson will either bring in Sporting Lisbon goalkeeper Rui Patricio on Internazionale custodian Julio Cesar, depending on who you believe.

The News of the World reveal that United goalkeeping coach Eric Steele admits the club are on lookout for another keeper following Ben Foster's inconsistent form of late, and that the champions have first option on signing Sporting's 21-year-old shot-stopper.

However, United fans will probably be more excited at the prospect of signing Inter's Brazilian keeper Julio Cesar, with The People claiming that a £20 million offer will be tabled.

Tottenham's problem position at the moment is at centre-back, and Harry Redknapp is looking at bidding for West Ham's Matthew Upson or Bolton's Gary Cahill to bolster the heart of his defence which has been ravaged by injury.

Finally, it has emerged that following El Hadji Diouf's alleged racial spat during the 3-0 defeat at Everton last Sunday the Senegalese forward had a dressing room punch-up with Rovers captain Ryan Nelsen.

Diouf claimed that some Toffees fans threw bananas at him during the clash at Goodison Park, despite no supporting evidence, and is alleged to have racially abused a teenage ball boy before trading blows with his own skipper.

A club source told the News of the World: "Ryan was absolutely furious with Diouf and accused him of being selfish and not working for the team. Diouf reacted by throwing himself at him and was throwing punches like a windmill.

"Ryan acted to defend himself, but the rest of the players jumped in to separate them. It turned really nasty for moment."

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  1. So someone at United has seen the light, Ben (England­ first) Foster isn't good enough for The Champions­ of England, about time, he'sa disloyal sh--e. Hope­ they get Julio Cesar.

    From redgeoff, on Sun 27 Sep 11:00PM

  2. get the african flavour in global football @­ africaplays.come

    From Second S, on Sun 27 Sep 10:24PM

  3. This is one reason racism does not go away.There are­ plenty who use it to their advantage when in the wrong.­ I have seen it in the workplace where managers are­ terrified of doing their job against certain people.­ Because if they do the 'race' card is used­ against them even If it has nothing to do with­ race.This gives the actual bigots a foot hole in the­ normal peoples society.Diouf should not be playing if­ he is found guilty of this and calling a young boy­ racist names.

    From TERRY K, on Sun 27 Sep 6:50PM

  4. ya, another chance for liverpool fans to show what­ hypocrits they are. They'll go from insulting city­ about their recent take over( towels and oil) to­ praising their new owners as a new dawn to help­ liverpool get over that final hurdle called Manchester­ United...

    From jumaford, on Sun 27 Sep 5:15PM
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    Sounds to me like ryan Nelson got his @#$% properly­ kicked all overthe rovers dressing­ room...."started throwing punches like­ windmills" fu cking hell,if he did get racially­ abused he is entitled to be angry though, anyway serves­ him right to play for a club called Black burn what did­ he think would happen. Theonly player who never got­ racial abuse there was Andy Cole who for some reason­ seemed always to get a pass, unless of course he was­ playing for England where the monkey chants were in­ full effect
    These people that want coloured people to­ go home. I wonder can we take the TVs, cars, stereos,­ Microwaves, cookers, computers, oil, gas, electricity,­ and leave you guys in the stone age where you belong.­ all of the above things come from coloured people so­ how do you intend to live without us? Fu cking morons

    From freedomwarrior15, on Sun 27 Sep 4:33PM

  6. "The only thing I'm guilty of is taking people­ at their word." Hahaha, welcome to the club,­ scumbag ...

    From ispurs, on Sun 27 Sep 3:59PM

  7. I thought it was said Sol Campbell signed a 5yr­ contract at Notts County - what is the thing with this­ word 'contract' - Bloody hell I signed a­ Marriage certificate and when that got quashed, it cost­ me loadsamoney - How come these footballers sign all­ these papers and walk away without any compensation­ being paid back to the club they signed for?­ Disgusting.

    From PAUL, on Sun 27 Sep 3:22PM

  8. marcus d isnt the comment youve made about him­ "going back home" and not needing his­ "kind" the sort of racist rubbish he is­ complaining about from..... well you call your self a­ "fan" if he is lying it will be found out and­ he will be dealt with there is no need or right for you­ to feel the need to make those sort of comments this is­ a space for opinions on football not racial bigotry

    From steven_livingstone, on Sun 27 Sep 3:08PM

  9. Campbell goes to City they'll be in an even better­ position for Championship football

    From saintstephen, on Sun 27 Sep 3:05PM

  10. #1:-

    WTF??

    From Angelos, on Sun 27 Sep 12:59PM

  11. is cesar really any good?

    From Tom, on Sun 27 Sep 12:52PM

  12. london_league_promoter - you do nothing but confirm the­ worldwide stereo-type of your kind. The word­ 'bin' in an Arabic name means 'son of'.­ (As does 'ibn'). So his name reads Faisal­ 'son of' Fahid 'son of' Abdullah Al­ Saud. Al Saud is the family name, and the Al Saud­ family are the founders of modern Saudi Arabia.

    From Yerg, on Sun 27 Sep 12:48PM

  13. Diouf is insane.

    From aleksicn93, on Sun 27 Sep 12:37PM

  14. if hull get campbell they will definataly get relagated­ cos he is well past it has been for two or three­ seasons. slow as a snail no better than div 1.

    From cannybiz123, on Sun 27 Sep 12:18PM

  15. Sol Campbell­ to join Hull??? What as the new Manager?­ pmsl

    From Guanche, on Sun 27 Sep 12:13PM

  16. Julio Cesar is a fantastic goalkeeper,he would be a­ great signing for United

    From rafascrackingup, on Sun 27 Sep 12:10PM

  17. Well can't say Hull don't need him

    From Dirty4kindness, on Sun 27 Sep 11:46AM

  18. El Hadji Diouf aka the worlds biggest gobshite.

    From rsimo, on Sun 27 Sep 11:31AM
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    '.....Faisal bin fahid bin Abdullah al Saud­ ......'

    Them arabs have got far too many middle­ names for their own good.

    And what chance Sol Campbell­ to Liverpool?

    From london_league_promoter, on Sun 27 Sep 11:30AM
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