The club have decided this is simply an offer they simply can't refuse."Redknapp has lined up Liverpool's Rigobert Song as a replacement. The Cameroon international is with Gérard Houllier's squad in Greece for their Uefa Cup match against Olympiakos tonight. However, Redknapp is willing to bring Song back on a private jet to push through a £2.5m deal in time for the Hammers' match against Southampton on Saturday.On a difficult day for the Hammers, Chelsea have expressed an interest in signing Frédéric Kanouté in a £8m deal, and there may be little that West Ham can do to stop them.Chelsea's managing director, Colin Hutchinson, has made an approach for the Frenchman to replace the Rangers-bound Tore Andre Flo. In Chelsea's favour, Kanouté has a "sale" clause in his contract that means the Hammers must accept any offers of over £8m for the striker who signed for Redknapp from Lyon last summer for just £3.75m.. Rangers have completed the £12 million signing of Tore Andre Flo. Rangers have completed the £12 million signing of Tore Andre Flo. Manager Dick Advocaat said he was delighted his long chase for the Chelsea striker had finally ended.He had made a number of approaches for the 27-year-old Norwegian international, the last being in June.Advacaat said: "I've tried many times to get him. The last time was in June when I phoned him, but he was still involved with Chelsea."I have been watching the Chelsea side since, and he has not been a regular."But I think he will gel very quickly here."Flo said a lack of first-team football forced him to quit Chelsea.He made only three starts for Chelsea this season, and said: "I've not been playing enough, so I had to do something."Flo, who has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with the Scottish giants, added: "I'm very happy to get this opportunity.

I wanted to go to a club that can win something and believe we can do it here."He is clearly relishing the prospect of making his Rangers debut in Sunday's Old Firm clash with Celtic at Ibrox and said:Flo added: "I've watched derby games on TV and I understand it is very important for the people here."Flo's signing eclipses the previous Scottish transfer record of £6million - the fee Celtic paid Chelsea for Chris Sutton in the summer.. Rangers expect to complete the £12m signing of the Chelsea striker Tore Andre Flo today. The 27-year-old Norwegian flew to Scotland yesterday for transfer discussions and a medical, and is expected to sign a four-and-a-half-year deal with the Glasgow club. Rangers expect to complete the £12m signing of the Chelsea striker Tore Andre Flo today. The 27-year-old Norwegian flew to Scotland yesterday for transfer discussions and a medical, and is expected to sign a four-and-a-half-year deal with the Glasgow club. The Rangers defender Fernando Ricksen has been summoned to appear before a disciplinary hearing of the Scottish Football Association next month following an incident involving the Aberdeen player Darren Young.The Dutchman appeared to aim a kick at Young during Rangers' 2-1 Scottish Premier League win at Pittodrie on 12 November.Charlton Athletic remain confident that The Valley will be able to host the visit of Sunderland on Saturday.The discovery that steel roof girders on the south London club's East Stand had been welded rather than bolted had put the Premiership match in doubt, but Greenwich Council's building control team has now agreed a programme of work which should allow the stand to be used as normal.The Aston Villa manager John Gregory has failed to sign the Celta Vigo striker Benedict McCarthy, after the Spanish club rejected an undisclosed offer, believed to be £9m.Derby County are hoping to sign the Sheffield United striker Marcus Bent. Jim Smith, the Rams' manager, and his assistant Colin Todd watched Bent in midweek and could make an offer for the £2.5m-rated player. Bent is interested in moving to a Premiership club and may therefore prefer Derby to other clubs chasing his signature, headed by Blackburn Rovers.The Celtic goalkeeper Stewart Kerr is considering a move to Cardiff City.

The Lanark-born player has become disillusioned at Parkhead following the arrival of Robert Douglas from Dundee.An Italian player left in a coma following a post-match brawl last weekend opened his eyes briefly yesterday, doctors said. The Blackburn-born Modena midfielder, Francesco Bertolotti, fell onto the dressing room floor after being punched on Sunday.. The former Ryder Cup pair Philip Walton and Steve Richardson suffered the agony and the ecstasy on the final day of the European Tour qualifying school in Spain yesterday. The former Ryder Cup pair Philip Walton and Steve Richardson suffered the agony and the ecstasy on the final day of the European Tour qualifying school in Spain yesterday. For the second year running, Walton, the Irish hero of the 1995 win over the United States, had a closing 77 and so failed to get his place back on the Tour. Meanwhile, just as he has done the last two years, Richardson kept his career afloat with one shot to spare."I'm drained, done in," said the 34-year-old from Hampshire, joint 30th of the 35 players who survived the week. "This is like a six-day exam, and the last round is always the toughest I had a headache and felt sick.