Hughes has Dawson doubts

Mark Hughes is hopeful that new faces will arrive before the transfer window closes but concedes Michael Dawson may not be one of them.

The Hoops have been one of the most active Premier League clubs this summer as they look to avoid a repeat of the relegation battle that engulfed them last season. No fewer than eight players have arrived already and more are on the horizon, with negotiations understood to be under way with the likes of Real Madrid's Ricardo Carvalho and Inter Milan goalkeeper Julio Cesar. Spurs club captain Dawson is another of those targets but Hughes concedes the deal has stalled due to personal terms. "At the moment it is not where I'd hoped it would be," the Welshman said. "It may change. "Obviously we've still got days left until the window closes so it might be revisited, but at the moment it is not in a place we think we can progress. There was an issue with personal terms."