The Rumour Room – 23rd May

Last updated : 23 May 2005 By Nik Taylor

No less than £10m will persuade Palace to allow star striker Andrew Johnson to join Liverpool, according to www.koptalk.org. However, Eagles chairman Simon Jordan has been recently quoted saying that even £15m would not be enough. All of which makes the £4m which The Daily Mail reckons Birmingham City recently offered look rather laughable…

Dougie Freedman continues to be heavily linked with a move elsewhere. The latest whispers from various sources are that the 30-year-old front-man will join QPR during the close season.