"It's terrible news for us and the lad. I just can't believe this injury jinx has struck us again."

"It just sums up our last 10 months. There's no other Premiership club that's been hit like us - we've got major injuries to five key players."

"It looked an innocuous incident when he was injured in Spain.

"You're always a bit worried about twisted knees but we thought he had got away with it, especially as he was able to walk on to the plane without crutches when we flew back."

"He would definitely have been involved in our opening Premiership game at Fulham on Saturday."

West Ham United - £70m takeover bid reported from Kia Joorabchian, head of Media Sports Investment.
"I have had a meeting with West Ham and will seriously consider an offer," he told the Daily Express newspaper.

Steed Malbranque - Fulham to Man City - Improved £5m bid made

Walter Pandiani - Deportivo to Birmingham City - £3m - Deal now said to be finally completed

Fabio Rochemback - Sporting Lisbon to Middlesbrough

Douala - Sporting Lisbon to Middlesbrough - £4m

Nathan Ellington - Wigan to West Brom - Swap deal with Robert Earnshaw

Nolberto Solano - Aston Villa to Atletico Madrid, Newcaslte - £2.5m

Robert Pires - Arsenal to Galatasaray

Antonio Cassano - Roma to Chelsea - £9m

Jermaine Jenas - Newcastle to Arsenal, Tottenham - £12m - Player reportedly sent home from training yesterday after altercation with manager Souness over move. 

Phil Neville - Man Utd to Everton - £3.5m move agreed

Steed Malbranque - Fulham to Man City - £4m bid rejected

Mark Fish - Charlton to Ipswich - Trial

Stephen Bywater - West Ham to Coventry - Loan

Bostjan Cesar - Dinamo Zagreb to Rangers

Milan Baros - Liverpool to Aston Villa, Everton - Villa reported to of made a £6m+ bid for the player

Joseph Desire Job - Middlesbrough to Crystal Palace - £1m

Julien Rodriguez - Monaco to Portsmouth - £500,000

Olivier Bernard - Un-Attached to Sunderland - Player set for the Stadium of Light after failing to impress while on trial at Birmingham

Nicky Butt - Newcastle to Birmingham - £2m

Marcus Bent - Everton to Wigan - £1.8m - Deal could be completed today

Luis Boa Morte - Fulham to Newcastle - £5m - Newcastle set to make improved bid today

Hugues Ateba Bilayi - Paris Saint Germain to Newcastle - Player has joined the club on trial

Luis Figo - Real Madrid to Liverpool - Real are now said to be ready to offer the player to Liverpool

Luis Boa Morte - Fulham to Tottenham, Newcastle - Spurs are said to of bid £4m for the player

Andrew Johnson - Crystal Palace to Tottenham -£9m bid lined up

Peter Lovenkrands - Rangers to Middlesbrough - Boro have opened talks with the player

Darius Vassell - Aston Villa to Man City - £2.5m deal to be completed today

Phil Neville - Man Utd to Middlesbrough, Newcastle - £3m - Fergie ready to listen to offers for the player

Coleman said:

"I've seen some of the prices put on Diop and they make me laugh,"

"Why would we sell him on the cheap when the only other player like him in this league has been Patrick Vieira?

"He's just gone for £14 million and there's not a lot of difference between the two.

"Diop is younger than Patrick, so it would take a hell of a lot of money for us to lose him."

Jorge Andrade - Deportivo to Liverpool - £?? - Deal could involve Milan Baros in part exchange.

Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink - Middlesbrough to Fulham - £??

Michael Ballack - Bayern Munich to Man Utd - Player has stated he will stay at Bayern till next summer.

Artim Sakiri - Un-Attached to Burnley - Trial

Olivier Dacourt - Roma to Arsenal - Gunners boss Arsene Wenger wants Dacourt to replace Vieira

Azar Karadas - Benfica to Portsmouth - Loan

Newcastle chairman Freddie Shepherd told nufc.co.uk:

"We have made an offer to Fulham for Luis Boa Morte,"

"We've also tabled a bid with Fenerbahce for Nicolas Anelka. We are now waiting for replies from both clubs."

Guti - Real Madrid to Newcastle United - Fee reportedly agreed

Robert Pires - Arsenal to Real Madrid - £2.5m

Wesley Sneijder - Ajax to Chelsea - £??

Stephane Henchoz - Un-Attached (Without a club for Arwin) to Wigan - Trial

Luis Boa Morte - Fulham to Middlesbrough - £5m bid to be made this week

Michael Raynes - Stockport County to Liverpool, Sunderland, West Brom

Gus Hiddink - PSV Eindhoven to Australia (National job)

Jermaine Jenas - Newcastle to Arsenal - £20m - Newcastle chairman Freddie Shepherd is reported to want to sell the player for £20m, while manager Greame Souness wnats to keep him.

Peter Crouch - Southampton to Man City - £7m  - City could make a move when Wright-Phillips completes his move to Chelsea.

Owen Hargreaves - Bayern Munich to Arsenal, Tottenham

Andy Cole - Fulham to Man City - £750k

Stephen Appiah - Juventus to Tottenham - £5m

Dean Ashton - Norwich to West Ham - £4m

Keith Gillespie - Un-Attached to Hull City

Antti Niemi - Southampton to Fulham - £2m bid set to be made

Kleberson - Man Utd to Celta Vigo - £2m

Fabrizio Miccoli - Juventus to Birmigham, West Ham - Premiership clubs are set to make £2.5m bids for the midfielder

Jose Antonio Reyes - Arsenal - Has signed a new 6 year deal at Highbury

Niclas Jensen -  Borussia Dortmund to Fulham

Coleman said -

"I've been very disappointed in Blackburn. Their chief executive John Williams said on Sky he was interested in signing Andy Cole, which I thought was way off the mark.

"All he's done is unsettle one of our players, our top scorer from last season.

"I wouldn't let one of our directors say that on TV because it's unsettling and we have not had any contact from Blackburn.

"I just wish they'd shut up and let him get on with his career and playing for Fulham. If they want to put a bid in then we can't stop them but they shouldn't talk about it like that."

Jermaine Jenas - Newcastle to Arsenal - £15+ - Newcastle are believed to want Sol Campbell in the deal, though wages could be a stumbling block.

Luis Boa Morte - Fulham to Newcastle - £4m deal agreed

John Hartson - Celtic to Blackburn, Bolton  - £??

Mark Viduka - Middlesbrough to Newcastle - £3m

Walter Pandiani - Deportivo to Birmingham - £2.7m - Fee agreed

Sylvain Distin - Man City to Newcastle - £6m

Jonathan De Guzman - Deportivo to Tottenham - Loan deal

Steve Lomas - West Ham to Crystal Palace, Preston - £Free

Jared Borgetti -  Pachuca to Bolton - £900k

Mahamadou Diarra - Lyon to Arsenal - £10m - Lined up to replace Juventus bound Viera

Steve Lovell - Dundee to Aberdeen - Fee agreed between clubs

Michael Ballack - Bayern Munich to Man Utd - £10m

Robert Pires - Arsenal to Galatasaray - £2.5m

David Pizarro - Udinese to Inter Milan - Move reported to of been agreed

Ryan Taylor - Tramere to Wigan - £1m - Wigan set to beat Everton to the signing

Grzegorz Rasiak - Derby to Sunderland - £1.5m

Traianos Dellas - Un-Attached to Fulham, Portsmouth - £Bosman

Louis Saha - Man Utd to Tottenham - Loan - Player has rejected to re-join Fulham on loan

Guti - Real Madrid to Tottenham, Everton - £5m - Everton have now joined the race to sign the midfielder

It is reported that Boa Morte has a £5m realease clause in his newly signed Fulham contract, which Newcastle are reportedly ready to match.

From St James' Park there is confidence that Boa Morte will come and Souness will then target another central defender and a new striker.

Blackburn are set to bid £500,000 for the player who only let Ewood Park, this time last year.

Hughes said -

"We still don't have enough options up front.

"We always had a solid base but the club have given me the chance to take us to the next level."

Fulham are said to be ready to sell the player and should the bid be accepted, the deal will be completed quickly.

Championship sides Leeds and Crystal Palace are also interested in Clark, but the player would prefer to stay in the Premiership.

Southampton are also said to be interested.

"I have a contract with Fulham until 2008."

It was reported yesterday that London rivals West Ham had agreed a fee for Gabbidon and team-mates James Collins, but Chris Coleman's side have now entered the race for the Welsh International.

Fulham are believed to be set to offer £2.5m for the player.

Clark is set to sign a 1 year deal at Ellend Road after previously turning down the move earlier in the summer because of the huge pay drop.

Clark joins fellow Geordie Steve Stone at Leeds who completed his free transfer from Portsmouth earlier in the week.

Sidney Govou - Lyon to Liverpool, Newcastle - Striker could be available for around £8m

Damien Francis - Norwich to Portsmouth - £1.5m

Yossi Benayoun - Racing Santander to Newcasltle, Tottenham, Bolton - £2m

Ian Walker - Un-Attached to Portsmouth - £Bosman

Carlton Cole - Chelsea to Portsmouth - £2m

Luis Boa Morte - Fulham to Newcastle - £3.5m

Olivier Bernard - Un-Attached to Newcastle - Manager Greame Souness could be tempted to bring the defender back to St James Park

Nicky Butt - Newcastle to West Ham - £1.5m

Luis Figo - Real Madrid to West Ham - £Free - The hammers could be set to offer the player a £60k a week deal

Robert Green - Norwich City to Portsmouth - £3m

Ian Harte - Levante to Blackburn - £Free - Move denied contrary to reports in Irish Media

Dirk Kuijt -  Feyenoord to Liverpool - £8m - Talks set to take place

Dean Ashton - Norwich City to Blackburn - £3.5m plus Paul Gallagher & Michael Gray

Mark Viduka - Middlesbrough to Newcastle - Swap involving Craig Bellamy or Kieron Dyer

Shay Given - Newcastle to Arsenal - £6m

Damien Duff - Chelsea to Newcastle - £10m-£15m

Sean Wright-Phillips - Manchester City to Chelsea - £15m-£22m

Kevin Phillips - Southampton to Aston Villa - £1m

Alan Stubbs - Everton to Aston Villa - £Bosman

John Carew - Besiktas to Blackburn - £4.5m

Fulham have beat a host of clubs, including promoted teams West Ham, Sunderland and Wigan for the signing of the Iceland International.

The move could pave the way for Fulham striker Andy Cole to return to Blackburn Rovers, with manager Mark Hughes poised to swoop.

Magpies boss Graeme Souness tried for the Portugal International in January and may go for Boa Morte again this summer as he seeks a replacement for new Portsmouth signing Laurent Robert.

Newcastle will probably face competition from Liverpool, where manager Benitez is a big fan of Boa Morte's and could turn to the winger should talks with Middlesbrough's Bolo Zenden break down.