Fulham join race for Vairelles
last updated Tuesday 14th August 2001, 12:12 PM
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Tony
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Premiership new-boys Fulham have entered the
race to sign Lyon's out-of-favour striker Tony Vairelles, according to reports
in France.
Corsican side Bastia looked to be favourites to land the former France international
but Fulham boss Jean Tigana is reported to have contacted his opposite number
at Lyon, Jacques Santini, about the 28-year-old.
Tigana is keen to sign a new striker to boost his newly-promoted squad and
Fulham's number nine shirt has been left vacant to accommodate the new recruit
- be it Vairelles or someone else.
The Cottagers have already done business with the French league runners-up
this summer, signing France Under-21 international defender Steed Malbranque
on a £5million five-year deal.
Santini has refused to integrate Vairelles into his first-team squad this
term after a dispute last season which saw the £6million recruit from
Lens in 1999 loaned out to Bordeaux in January.
Vairelles was not even part of the Lyon reserve squad which faced Tours
last Sunday.
Vairelles is best known in England for his Champions League contretemps
with Arsenal's Lee Dixon at Wembley on November 25 1998, which led to Vairelles
being sent off and the full-back accused of cheating.
Didier Deschamps and his struggling Monaco side are also reported to be
interested in Vairelles. |
Source footymad
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