Bobby Zamora rejects Hull move to add to Phil Brown's woes
Published 00:00 27/07/09 By By Football Spy
Bobby Zamora yesterday rejected a move to Hull - leaving Tigers boss Phil Brown facing a week of Chinese torture.
Brown jetted to China last night to help his side prepare for the Asia Trophy hours after being told that Fulham striker Zamora had turned down a £5million move Zamora becomes the fourth striker to snub Brown after Michael Owen, Fraizer Campbell, and Marc-Antoine Fortune all said no to Humberside.
Brown will now turn to Manchester City misfit Benjani in a desperate bid to beef up his strike-force before the new season starts. The Zimbabwean international, who will cost around £3m, knows his chances will be limited at Eastlands following the arrivals of Carlos Tevez, Roque Santa Cruz and Emmanuel Adebayor.
Hull's failure to score against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday highlighted Brown's need for more firepower. Brown said: "We have other targets and just because we are in China doesn't mean we can't do business over the phone."
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson said: "We allowed Bobby to talk to Hull, but he wants to stay with us and I'mdelighted.
"He didn't score many goals last season, but he will this time because he is a very good technician."
