Burnley boss Owen Coyle has strengthened his strikeforce by snapping up Hibernian's Steven Fletcher for a club record £3million transfer fee.

The 22-year-old Scotland international has agreed a four-year deal at Turf Moor after scoring 51 goals in 189 appearances for the SPL side.

Fletcher has represented his country on four occasions, the last being the Euro 2008 qualifying victory …

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Ukraine international Andriy Shevchenko has been handed the chance to return to his homeland by Dynamo Kyiv.

The 32-year-old moved to Stamford Bridge just over three years ago from AC Milan but has failed to impress during his time in England.

He returned to the Rossoneri last term on loan but spent most of the season on the San Siro substitute's bench.

Shevchenko is almost certain to leave

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Reports suggest Chelsea are on the verge of sealing an £18million deal to bring CSKA Moscow winger Yuri Zhirkov to Stamford Bridge.

Sportsmail is reporting that Blues owner Roman Abramovich has agreed a deal with CSKA president Yevgeny Giner that will see Zhirkov pen a three-year contract with the FA Cup holders.

CSKA manager Zico is preparing for …

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Football FanCast guest columnist Luke Revell doesn't know whether to be happy or not at the reports that Freddy Shepherd's consortium is close to a takeover of Newcastle.

Whilst the rumours have already been doing the rounds on Tyneside actually waking up and opening the Times to see confirmation that Freddy Shepherd's consortium is a step closer to securing a …

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Football FanCast guest columnist Paul Haynes feels that the arrival of Tony Parks was a key factor in Spurs' turnaround last season, given the sudden transformation of Heurelho Gomes between the sticks.

I know we all make light of Harry's "2pts from 8 games" opening line to most interviews, but when you actually assess what

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Betfair blogger Phil Tomlinson  feels that Martin O'Neill shouldn't pass up the opportunity to sign Middlesbrough star Tuncay.

Tuncay Sanli looks all set to leave relegated Middlesbrough and he should be top on any Premier League manager's summer shopping list.

The Turkish schemer was a huge hit for Boro despite their miserable end to the season and his form should …

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Football FanCast columnist Roy James wonders if Harry will look to strip Keane of the captaincy, given that he is unlikely to be a regular starter.

When Harry made the bold decision to strip Ledley King of the captaincy in favour of the returning Robbie Keane, there were many supporters including myself who were against the appointment.

The reason for this had nothing to do with the decision to take the captaincy away from Ledley, as …

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Hull City manager Phil Brown is growing increasingly frustrated by the lack of progress in Marc-Antoine Fortune's proposed transfer to the KC Stadium.

The Nancy striker, who spent the second half of last season on loan at West Brom and is also wanted by Celtic and

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Confusion surrounds Manchester City's hopes of signing Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o after the Cameroon international's agent confirmed that the 28-year-old had been offered the chance to extend his stay at the Camp Nou.

City reportedly offered Barca £25million for Eto'o who they are keen to land on a lucrative two-year contract.

However, according to Eto'o's agent, Josep Maria Mesalles, the Champions League winners have now offered his client a new contract.

Mesalles said:"On June 2, the …

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Brazil midfielder Felipe Melo has pledged his immediate future to Fiorentina by signing a one-year contract extension which ties him to La Viola until the summer of 2013.

The 25-year-old has been linked with a summer exit from Florence, with Arsenal and Barcelona both rumoured to be showing an interest in the holding midfielder.

However, a statement on the club's official website confirmed:"Fiorentina's director of sport, Pantaleo Corvino, today met …

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