Fulham have sacked Slavisa Jokanovic after an incredibly poor start to the season that has left them at the bottom of the Premier League table with just five points from twelve games.
Claudio Ranieri is the chosen man to save the club from near certain relegation.
Fans may remember the Italian from his time at Leicester City where he won the 15/16 Premier League title for the club before being controversially sacked the following season.
As per BBC Sport, owner Shahid Khan said of his decision to sign Ranieri, “his recent body of work with Leicester City is literally legendary, and then you look at Claudio’s experience with Chelsea and big clubs throughout Europe, and it’s pretty evident we are welcoming an extraordinary football man to Fulham Football Club.”
It’s going to take every ounce of his “extraordinary” experience to lift his team out of the danger zone.
If Ranieri is to succeed, he first needs to take on the mammoth task of getting Jokanovic’s £100 million haul of summer signings playing with some form of togetherness. Then, if the club are willing to part with additional transfer funds this January, a couple more solid signings wouldn’t go amiss.
With that in mind, here are two players who could really boost Fulham’s chances…
Pablo Fornals
According to AS, Fulham are one of the two clubs willing to meet the €30 million release clause of Spaniard Pablo Fornals.
The midfielder would certainly inject a bit of creativity and spark into the squad, with his dribbling ability, eye for a pass, and strength on the ball.
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It’s not very clear how Fulham have tried to approach this season as both their defensive and offensive football has been particularly bad.
However, the signing of Fornals would at least show a little incentive going forwards.
Ozan Tufan
The Turkish international is currently playing his football in his home nation for Fenerbache but looks set to leave the club after being limited to a number of u21 appearances.
Tufan comes highly rated with 39 international caps already under his belt at 23-years-of-age, and his box-to-box efforts could revitalise Fulham’s current midfield, who all look like they’re out of answers.
