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Fulham join the chase for £5m Dean Ashton
27.07.09
Fulham, Stoke and Hull are all interested in West Ham's out-of-favour striker Dean Ashton.
The Hammers are keen to off-load the £5m-rated forward, who has been plagued by injuries since moving to Upton Park in 2006, and are hopeful a deal can be concluded swiftly to give manager Gianfranco Zola time to sign a replacement.
Ashton did not travel to China yesterday for the Barclays Asia Cup, which starts on Wednesday when the Hammers tackle Tottenham.
The club claimed the 25-year-old has stayed behind to work on his fitness, but remaining in England will also enable Ashton to talk to interested parties. The only other player not to have travelled to Beijing is Valon Behrami. The Swiss international midfielder still needs more time to recover from the serious knee injury he sustained at Manchester City in March.
Reader views (2)
I have more to comment on West Ham than your North London club, but I tend to do so with people who know about football - and in any case, why on earth would I bother commenting on a nonsensical story with no grounds or quotes at all?
That's what Big Club tm fans do.
- Stu, Beckton
Stu i see you have no comments to make (again)on your beloved team!!! To busy mocking other teams i suspect.
- Jamie, Essex
