With Healy's chances of first team action limited it is inevitable his future lies away from Craven Cottage.

Hodgson said: "I can understand links being made because he didn't feature very much last season, and he didn't feature very much in the pre-season games.

"It's fairly obvious to everyone that having paid the money we've paid for Zamora and Johnson that they will be the first two centre-forwards.

"If he is being linked with moves I can fully understand it."