TOP Norwegian outfit Lillestrom are poised to end Lars Bohinen's Ewood Park hell and take him back to his homeland.

The talented midfielder was left out in the cold last season after Tony Parkes took over as caretaker manager and started just 10 out of 30 games - and that was mainly as cover for Garry Flitcroft or Billy McKinlay.

While in-coming boss Roy Hodgson has stated that he does not want to dilute his squad, Bohinen is desperate for first team action after losing his national team place - and rejoining his former club could prove a tempting offer.

Bohinen set Ewood Park alight with his silky skills when he was signed by former boss Ray Harford back in October 1995 from Nottingham Forest for a cut price £750,000.

And he featured in 12 out of the 13 games Harford was in charge at the beginning of last season, proving he was an established first team player - but that all changed when Parkes favoured the more solid platform of Flitcroft and McKinlay in midfield.

Hodgson is certain to want to see the player himself when he takes over in three weeks time but he could already be lining up a replacement in Inter Milan's midfield playmaker Ciri Sforza who has been linked with the club.

Graeme Le Saux is another player set for an Ewood Park exit and the lure of the lire could see the want-away defender plying his trade in Serie A next season. Lazio have joined Juventus in the hunt for the £6 million-rated star who has already admitted that he is considering a move away from Rovers.

A string of fine England performances in the Le Tournoi in France has put him in the shop window and once Rovers-bound Sven Goran Eriksson, now in charge at Lazio, seems to be heading the queue.

Arsenal and Chelsea's apparent interest in the 28-year-old has cooled and since Le Saux's end of season outburst, he has remained tight-lipped about where he will be playing next season.

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