Fulham manager admits he needs more quality players
Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has claimed that in order to remain competitive in the Premier League, the club must spend money in the next transfer window.
Since arriving at Craven Cottage, Hodgson has performed admirably with little to no transfer funds, however, this year a string of injuries, and an increased amount of games due to Europa League commitments, has seen Fulham struggle to maintain their form of last season, and the side have won just one of their last seven league matches.
Hodgson admitted that this summer, the club will need to invest in players, especially with young defender Chris Smalling having agreed a £7 million transfer to Manchester United already.
He said:
"The chairman has been very supportive throughout and I have no reason to think he won't be.
"We made decisions in this transfer window which were for the good of the club, not just the short term, but the long-term good.
"We are fully aware that if we are to do as well as we have done in the last year and a half then we will need some help in the summer.
"That will probably mean we will be seeking some quality additions to the squad as we've run the squad right down.
"We have between now and the summer to identify targets and persuade the chairman that all the support he has given in the past isn't yet finished, and he has to keep going."
Hodgson added: "A lot of the money that I have spent in my couple of years has actually been recouped, in part by the sale of Smalling.
"Of course that doesn't help the chairman, because all the money he has put in in the past hasn't been.
"However, I am still asking him to put money onto money and I am aware of that."
Fulham play Burnley tonight, and are 8/11 (SkyBet) to pick up all three points.