Mounir El Hamdaoui enjoyed a dream debut for Malaga by scoring a hat-trick in a 5-0 rout of Rayo Vallecano. The Morocco international, who joined the Andalusians on loan from Fiorentina over the summer, opened the scoring just after the half-hour, then added two goals in the second half. Francisco Portillo and Eliseu Pereira were also on target as Bernd Schuster earned his first win as Malaga ...Full Story »

Mounir El Hamdaoui: Joined Fiorentina from Ajax last summer Fiorentina striker Mounir El Hamdaoui admits he is flattered by reports linking him with a move to Liverpool. The 28-year-old Morocco international only joined the Florence club from Ajax last summer but reports in his homeland have suggested a return to the Premier League is on the agenda. El Hamdaoui, who had a spell at Tottenham e...Full Story »

Chris Hughton is interested in signing Ajax striker Mounir El Hamdaoui on loan – if he can shift Nikola Zigic off his wage bill. Zigic is costing Birmingham City £50,000-a-week and has been offered to Espanyol until the end of the season. El Hamdaoui has been a target for Fulham and West Ham in recent months. Megabucks: Nikola Zigic (right) earns £50k per week at Birmingham...Full Story »

El Hamdaoui’s agent Sigi Lens has been in Barcelona in the last 24 hours to broker a move for the Morocco international, who has not featured at all this season after falling our of favour with Ajax coach Frank de Boer. The 27-year-old former Tottenham player is a long-term target for Espanyol having nearly joined on the final day of last summer’s transfer window - and now he fina...Full Story »