Fulham: Fulham

Manchester United are prepared to bide their time before taking another plunge for outspoken French forward Louis Saha.

The 25-year-old's future at Fulham has become highly problematic after he accused the Cottagers management of acting dishonestly in not allowing him to leave for Old Trafford.

Such is the ferocity of his latest outburst in the French newspaper Le Parisien that it would not come as a huge shock if he was omitted from the squad to face his old club Newcastle at St James' Park on Monday.

Not content with slating his employers, Saha has also threatened them financial damage by claiming he will refuse to leave until his contract has expired if he is not allowed to quit the London outfit immediately.

United have refused to become embroiled in the row since last Friday when manager Sir Alex Ferguson insisted his club had acted properly in privately lodging an official bid for his number one transfer target earlier in the month.

But it is now obvious to all concerned that an offer approaching the �10million mark would be enough to secure the 15-goal front-man.

Saha needs to stfu and get on with playing his football,he is acting like a spoilt brat.He was happy at Fulham until there was interest in him,so until Fulham accept a bid on him he needs to do his best for the club..Tosser!

Fulham have completed the permanent signing of Moritz Volz from Arsenal for an undisclosed fee.

The 20-year-old German, who began the season with Fulham and briefly returned to Arsenal in January while negotiations regarding his contract took place, has agreed a deal to stay with the Cottagers until the summer of 2007.

Edwin van der Sar saved a Steven Gerrard penalty in the second half of Fulham's 0-0 draw at Liverpool, a result which will do little to help the Anfield side's Champions League bid.

Fulham's outside hopes of a place in Europe for next season were boosted as they beat Charlton 2-0 at Loftus Road.

The first goal came from the penalty spot in the 18th minute when Steed Malbranque converted following a foul on Luis Boa Morte by Addicks goalkeeper Dean Kiely.

The second was a beauty as Boa Morte found Sean Davis, who scored with a sweetly-struck volley in the 64th minute.

Fulham hope to be able to put the finishing touches to new contracts for manager Chris Coleman and his assistant Steve Kean before their final Barclaycard Premiership match of the season against Bolton on Saturday.

Few expected the Cottagers to be in the top half of the table come the final game of the season after former Wales centre-back Coleman was handed the manager's job full-time last summer after a caretaker stint in charge following Jean Tigana's departure.

At 33, he is the youngest boss in the top flight and has done a remarkable job in management after a car crash broke his leg and finished his playing career.

Fulham recorded a famous 3-1 win at Old Trafford in October to signal their intentions and Coleman has since pushed his side to the brink of UEFA Cup qualification.

Europe may now no longer be on the agenda, but the Cottagers are, nevertheless, on the verge of having their best season in the top flight since winning promotion in 2001.

Brian McBride's brace (45, 78) earned Fulham a 2-0 win at Bolton.

Good result for them. You have to wonder though if they'll struggle without Saha next season, Chris Coleman probably needs to sign a good striker.

Will Fayed pump more money into the club? They have a few good players and yea they will miss Saha badly. I think a bottom half finish will be the best they will do for next season. It looks like Coleman is getting frustrated and i don't know if he will hang around.

They have a average side and i can't expect any fireworks from them next season. Because of the poor season by many in the prem it made them look good.

French midfielder Martin Djetou concedes clinching a permanent move to Fulham from Parma is not proving to be easy.
Djetou has spent the past two seasons on loan with The Cottagers and is keen to remain in West London.

The 29-year-old established himself as a key figure for the club in their push for a European spot in the past campaign.

Fulham manager Chris Coleman wants to hang on to Djetou but resolving the situation with his parent club Parma is proving cumbersome.

Djetou has two years remaining on his contract with Parma and wants a pay-off from the financially crippled Serie A side.

Fulham prospect Adam Green has agreed a new deal with the club which will keep him at the club until 2006.

Green broke into the first team last September with a start against Wigan in the Carling Cup and went on to make a further seven appearances for the Cottagers.

The 20-year-old full-back, a product of Fulham's academy system, is held in high regard by boss Chris Coleman and was voted young player of the season by fans.

Fulham have got a good squad there, and it seems Coleman manages to get the best out of them. I don't think he's really had to struggle with a bad run just yet though, once we see how he deals with that situation then we'll know whether he's really up to the job of making them European hopefuls rather than mid-table or even relegation strugglers.

Fulham goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar appears to have ruled out the possibility of moving back to Holland in the near future.

The Dutch international, who put in a polished performance in his country's 1-1 draw in their opening Euro 2004 clash with Germany, had been linked with a move to PSV Eindhoven.

Fulham defender Abdeslam Ouaddou has extended his loan spell at French club Rennes for another season.

The Moroccan was on loan at Rennes for the 2003/04 campaign and the new deal will take him up to the end of his contract with the Craven Cottage club.

Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock has made his first signing of the summer by agreeing a three-year deal with Fulham defender Jon Harley.

The 25-year-old full-back, who has spent time on loan at Bramall Lane during each of the past two seasons, will officially move north on July 1.

The ex-Chelsea man also had a loan spell with West Ham last term as he struggled to break into the Cottagers' first team.

Gabriel Batistuta's agent has confirmed Fulham have held talks over the possibility of signing the Argentina legend.

The 35-year-old, currently with Qatar-based club Al Arabi, is keen on a move to the Premiership while there is also interest from Spain.

Fulham winger Sean Doherty has signed a contract extension which will keep him at the club until next summer.

Doherty, who joined Fulham from Everton in July 2001, has represented England at under-17 and under-21 level.

Chris Coleman is under "no illusions" of what challenges lie ahead at Fulham.

On Wednesday the Welshman committed his future to the west London club after signing a indefinite, rolling contract along with his assistant Steve Kean.

Few expected Fulham to be contesting at the business end of the table last season when the former Wales centre-back Coleman was handed the manager's job full-time in the summer following a caretaker stint after the departure of Jean Tigana.

At 34, he is the youngest boss in the top flight and has done a remarkable job in management after breaking his leg in a car crash which finished his playing career.

Fulham midfielder Sean Davis is understood to be close to agreeing a 3million move to Tottenham.

The Lambeth-born star has seen moves to Middlesbrough and Everton fall through in the last 12 months, and is hoping it will be a case of third time lucky.

Davis missed Fulham's impressive start to last season after putting in a transfer request which dragged on for several months.

At one point, he looked to be heading for Merseyside, but Everton boss David Moyes pulled out of the deal when it became apparent that Davis would not pass a medical before the August transfer deadline because of a knee injury.

Having seen his move to Goodison collapse, the former England Under-21 international returned to the Fulham line-up in the autumn, and caught the eye with some fine displays as the Cottagers set about establishing themselves as a top 10 Premiership side.