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Hull to make 1.2m bid for Niemi as Fulham let keeper hold talks

Hull City are set to hold talks with Antti Niemi after Fulham agreed to let veteran Finnish goalkeeper speak to the Premier League newboys.

The Tigers will offer Fulham around £1.2m for the 35-year-old former Southampton stopper, who played second fiddle to the American Kasey Keller last season.

Hull-bound? Fulham keeper Antti Niemi is set to open talks with the Tigers.

Hull-bound? Fulham keeper Antti Niemi is set to open talks with the Tigers.

Niemi made 23 appearances for the Cottagers who fought off relegation on the last day of the season but is now considered second choice behind Keller, according to The Sun.

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