Our daily blog with the latest news, transfer rumours and gossip about Hull City in the Premier League.Carlton Cole reveals City were interestedCarlton Cole says he generated plenty of interest as a free agent, including the Tigers, prior to agreeing a return to West Ham United on a short-term deal.
He told the Daily Mirror: "I nearly signed for St Etienne, but there were a few things we needed to wrap up and it didn't materialise in the end.
"I was close to going to QPR, so I was getting ready for that.
"I had Nottingham Forest and a few other teams in the Championship interested.
"Hull City in the Premier League too, so I did have a few teams. Crystal Palace was a big one was well."Agents payments are revealed, and no surprises
The Premier League has released figures for payments made by each club to agents in the last year.
Of the promoted sides from the Championships, City spent £1.8m, more than Crystal Palace, who spent £1m less, but Cardiff splashed out £2.25m on agents.
Chelsea were the big spenders, forking out £13.7m from Roman Abramovich's back pocket. Mega-rich Manchester City closely followed with £11.1m.Payments made by Barclays Premier League clubs to agents between October 1, 2012 and September 30, 2013:
Arsenal - £5,485,961
Aston Villa - £3,358,628
Cardiff City - £2,225,582
Chelsea - £13,721,721
Crystal Palace - £869,531
Everton - £3,225,159
Fulham - £3,790,115 Hull City- £1,825,718
Liverpool - £9,400,973
Manchester City - £11,179,817
Manchester United - £4,317,690
Newcastle United - £7,294,018
Norwich City - £2,308,987
Southampton - £2,184,412
Stoke City - £3,191,808
Sunderland - £4,640,227
Swansea City - £1,484,878
Tottenham Hotspur - £9,787,676
West Bromwich Albion - £2,211,054
West Ham United - £4,169,134
Which amounts to an astonishing grand total of…£96,673,089.Rodgers reveals he's a fan of Corrie
And finally, ahead of today's game against City, Liverpool gaffer Brendan Rodgers spent the day on the cobbles of Coronation Street.The Sunday Express reported Rodgers took his daughter along to the set as she studies drama at A-level, and he took time out to escape the soap opera that is the Premier League.
The paper reports the Reds boss is also a big fan of the ITV soap. Perhaps he'll be having a pint in the Rovers Return if his side come away from the KC with a victory.
