Hodgson confirms Duff interest

ROY HODGSON yesterday confirmed Fulham are closing in on Damien Duff but denied Brede Hangeland will be moving to Arsenal.

Fulham have offered Newcastle £4million (€4.6m) for Republic of Ireland winger Duff, who became a regular at Blackburn when Hodgson took over at Ewood Park in 1997.

Hodgson rates Duff highly and the 30-year-old is keen to move back to west London where he spent three years with Chelsea.