Fulham have been linked once again to the Rangers' unsettled striker Tore Andre
Flo who has himself admitted that he is aware that Fulham are keen to bring him
back to west London.
"I know Fulham want me but I believe there is still a bit of distance
to go before any move is done," explained the Norway international.
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Tore
Andre Flo linked to Fulham again
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| Position |
Striker |
| D.O.B. |
15/06/73 |
| P.O.B. |
Stryn (Norway) |
| Height |
6' 4 |
| Weight |
13st 7 |
| Club |
Glasgow Rangers |
| Last fee |
£12.0m |
| season
01/02 opta stats |
| Goals(all in area)
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22(in 35 games) |
| Shots on target |
33 |
| Passes in opp' half |
544 |
| Fouls won |
38 |
| Fouls conceded |
47 |
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Flo, whose family have found it hard to settle in Scotland and are now spending
time in London, has been linked with Fulham for a number of months, with manager
Jean Tigana keen to sign a tall frontman.
Flo has netted 22 goals in 35 games for Rangers this season, but the lanky hitman
has still not been regarded as a major success north of the border since his move
from Chelsea in November 2000 made him the Scottish game's most expensive player
at £12million.
The 28-year-old has been strongly linked with a move back to London in recent
months, but he insisted in January that he is happy at Ibrox.
"I've played football for many years now and know from experience that
someone somewhere is always linked with another club. But the truth is I'm extremely
happy in Glasgow," Flo said last month.
Nevertheless, Flo gave the first indication that he was not satisfied with
life in Scotland when he claimed that he was not even bothered by the fact that
his BMW had been vandalised by Celtic fans because he had come to expect that
sort of behaviour in Glasgow.
"This is the kind of thing that happens up here," claimed Flo last
week. "To be honest, I almost counted on this happening when I joined Rangers."
Flo has not been an automatic choice at Ibrox under the recently-appointed
coach Alex McLeish and started on the bench in the 2-1 victory over Celtic earlier
in the month.
However, Rangers will want to recoup a large slice of the £12 million fee
and are understood to be reluctant to sell while they are still in Europe. McLeish's
side take on Feyenoord in the Uefa Cup on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Fulham boss Jean Tigana is desperate to sign a frontman after his attempts
to sign Flo's international team-mate John Carew from Valencia fell through at
the last minute
However, whether Gers boss Alex McLeish will accept the new offer remains to be
seen.