Scott Parker admits Fulham missed out on signing Joshua King.
The Bournemouth striker decided to join Everton over the Cottagers, who were able to secure Josh Maja from Bordeaux instead.
Parker said: "I think, like all deadline days, they do bring a little bit of drama, and I'm certainly very pleased with the signing of Josh. I think he probably falls into the sort of business we've done this year in terms of young talent, big potential, someone we can develop.
"He's a very good finisher and I think it's clear we need to try and strengthen in that area. We've got Aleks (Mitrovic) in our squad but other than that, no real recognised centre-forwards, so I'm very pleased with that.
"Hopefully Josh comes in, and we can really push him on. He scored a lot of goals at Sunderland, so that's the main thing.
"We tried to do some other bits. Josh King was one that was documented, and we tried, we pushed and obviously competing with Everton was a challenge, and he decided to go there, and we understand that."