Hodgson does not want to break bank to improve Fulham squad

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson doesn't want the club to risk their financial future by attempting to break into the top six of the Premiership.

The Cottagers finished seventh in the Premier League last season to qualify for Europe but Hodgson does not want the club to try to compete financially with the top flight's bigger sides to achieve a higher position.

The modest Hodgson, who described himself as "nothing particularly special" despite their stunning success against Juve, told BBC Radio 5Live's Sportsweek programme: "The amount of money that the top teams are spending increases every year - not just the transfer fees but also wages.

"I know the chairman (Mohamed Al Fayed) has done an article this week that in his view clubs should not really be living beyond their means and clubs should not be depending on sugar daddies in order to survive.

"I totally agree with that philosophy as well so it would be unwise of me to say that we should try to break into that top six by breaking the bank.

"The teams in that top six have a massive advantage over Fulham, and that is that they have a capacity of 60-70,000 whereas we have 23,000."