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Fulham consider more signings

Fulham manager Lawrie Sanchez could boost his new-look squad again with the double signing of Reading's South Korea winger Seol Ki-Hyeon and Newcastle's French midfielder Charles N'Zogbia.

But he looks like losing out to Sunderland in his bid for Republic of Ireland Under-21 striker Roy O'Donovan.

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Sanchez, the former Northern Ireland boss who has already snapped up four Ulstermen among his seven new signings this summer, was confident of adding Cork City's O'Donovan earlier this week.

But now Sunderland have gone in with a £1million offer and the player has admitted Black Cats manager Roy Keane is "my idol and I would love to play for him".

Sanchez, who quit Northern Ireland to become full-time Fulham boss after a five-match trial at the end of last season, has made Senegal striker Diomansy Kamara his most expensive recruit at £6million from West Brom.

But he still needs wide men to supply the ammunition for Kamara and another new arrival up front, David Healy.

N'Zogbia could be surplus to Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce's requirements on Tyneside, while Seol has upset Reading by talking to media in his homeland about leaving the club a few weeks before playing for the Royals there in the Peace Cup tournament.

Seol was Reading manager Steve Coppell's top signing last summer at just £1.5million from Wolves, but he faded in the second half of the season after a bright start and lost his regular starting place.

Coppell, who has again been conservative with funds, signing just one high-profile player in French midfielder Kalifa Cisse this summer, admits he is still looking to buy another midfield player and a winger.

He could get his money back on Seol, who admits he has "spoken to Fulham and would be happy to play for them".

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