Fulham boss Martin Jol hopes skipper Danny Murphy will remain at Craven Cottage. The 35-year-olds contract runs out at the end of the season and a new deal has yet to be agreed, although Jol is hopeful terms can be sorted.
"He is our link-up player and if he is not there you get a different style.
"But of course Danny is not 22 or 18 like [Kerim] Frei so sometimes you have to create your own options.
"If he is not there or cannot play all the games, I wanted somebody who can fill in for him.
"Dickson Etuhu is not a link-up player, he is a defensive midfield player so we brought in Mahamadou Diarra.
"He is very important to our playing culture.
"[I can see him staying for at least another year] if we can agree on the terms as we have offered him a new deal." "He is part of our playing culture," the Dutchman said. "That is what you see most of the time.
