Last Updated: Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:25
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson admits he is keen to turn Nicky Shorey's loan stay at the club into a permanent move.
Shorey joined the Cottagers on loan from Aston Villa for the remainder of the season in January and Hodgson has confirmed he is eager to secure his services on a permanent basis when the current campaign comes to an end.
He said: "A price has been put on Nicky's head if, at the end of the loan period, he wants to stay and we certainly want to keep him,
"He's a player we considered many times.
"When he was at Reading we were interested, but the price and wages he could command took him out of our reach and he went to Aston Villa."
Shorey spent the first half of the season on loan at Nottingham Forest and it would seem as if he is no longer a part of Villa boss Martin O'Neill's plans.