Fulham are right amidst the scheme of things in the 2016-17 season of the Sky Bet Championship as far as the promotion hopefuls are concerned. A last minute equaliser from Blackburn Rovers might have come in their way of leapfrogging sixth-placed Sheffield Wednesday last weekend, but they are still within touching distance to earn a playoff spot as merely a solitary point separates them from the Owls.
Slavisa Jokanovic has done a scintillating job so far this campaign and the momentum they have gathered for themselves is enabling them to surge forward. However, the continuation of such form (irrespective of their promotion) next season holds paramount importance and to facilitate the same, some changes are also needed. The Serbian would need to clear the deadwood in the summer and here are three players who might be sold to free up some space for bringing in new faces.
Ryan Tunnicliffe
When Fulham signed the Manchester United youth product in the shape of Tunnicliffe all the way back in 2014, it was expected that he would be a sensation at the Craven Cottage. More than a couple of years down the line, the 24-year-old has failed to impose himself as a contender for the starting eleven of the Cottagers and had been shipped off to Wigan Athletic and Blackburn Rovers without much success.
The versatile midfielder, however, had made 7 appearances for the London-based club this season before being shipped to DW Stadium in the January transfer window after falling out of favour under manager Jokanovic and is likely to be struck off the books in the summer.
Cauley Woodrow
Once touted as ‘the next big thing’ by the Fulham faithful, Woodrow never became one. The 22-year-old forward hasn’t played since his side’s goalless stalemate against Wigan Athletic on 17th September 2016 which has really tarnished his image.
He needed to step up this season but after garnering merely 5 appearances this season, it appears as if his days at the Craven Cottage are severely numbered.
Jozabed Sanchez
One of the most criticised aspects of Fulham is their poor transfer recruitments. Sanchez was one of the club’s big-money signings in the summer but proved to be overhyped, as a result of which he was farmed out on loan to La Liga outfit, Celta Vigo, in the January transfer window. The 26-year-old was handed merely 7 appearances by Jokanovic, 6 of which came as a substitute and might be allowed to leave the club at the end of the ongoing campaign.
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