Cottagers chief joins striker chase

07 June 2010 17:14
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson has been linked with a move for highly-rated Norwegian Under-21 striker Marcus Pedersen.[LNB] The forward has reportedly attracted the interest of the Cottagers, West Brom, Everton, Blackburn, Bolton and Sunderland.[LNB]Pedersen, 19, currently plays for Norwegian top flight club Stromsgodset and has scored 17 goals in 38 appearances for the club.[LNB]The striker has also netted three times in four appearances for Norway's Under-21 side and is likely to have come to the attention of Hodgson as he has good links with Norwegian football, having signed Norway internationals Brede Hangeland and Bjorn Helge Riise.

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