SPL

Man City join race for Steven Fletcher

Manchester City are the latest club to join the growing list of admirers of young Hibs striker Steven Fletcher. Fletcher, a product of the youth academy at Easter Road, was also linked with a £4m move to Real Madrid in the summer. Middlesbrough, Bolton, Everton and Aston Villa are among the other Premiership clubs that have kept track of the striker’s progress.

Fletcher was part of the Scotland U-19 team that lost to Spain in the final of the European Championships two years ago. He made his debut for Scotland in a friendly against Croatia in March 2008.

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Laszlo to hunt for a striker in January

Hearts boss Csaba Laszlo has said that acquiring a striker is on the top of his January shopping list. The Scottish club currently have just one main striker in the form of Christian Nade after Jamie Mole and Mike Tullberg both received injury set backs earlier this week. Mole is suspected to have a broken foot, and Tullberg’s ruptured thigh muscle is still giving him problems.

This is what Laszlo said to the Edinburgh Evening News

“We have a plan for January but it’s too early to talk about it in detail.”

“I think we maybe have some problems in two or three positions but we must look at the striker position.

“We will look to the future, for young players who can benefit the team for many years.”

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Rangers 5-0 Inverness

Barry Ferguson played his first game since May for Rangers as Walter Smith’s men crushed Inverness Caledonian Thistle 5-0 at home. Kris Boyd grabbed a hat trick, with Nacho Novo and Kenny Miller contributing one apiece as Rangers temporarily went to the top of the Scottish Premier League on goal difference. Celtic play Hearts on Sunday.

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