Fulham plot clear-out and make Scott Parker decision amid Tottenham interest

Scott Parker wants assurances from relegated Fulham in crunch talks with the board as he prepares to lose half his team.

The Cottagers went down on Monday after defeat at home to Burnley, setting a new club record for home league losses in a season with 12.

Parker has two years left on his contract and the club want him to stay and lead a new-look side in the Championship next season.

But the 40-year-old has been linked with Tottenham and admits Fulham face “big decisions” this summer, with tension rising behind the scenes.

Parker, who has yet to decide his future, said: “We need to bounce back and that won’t be easy when half this team are leaving.

“We’re going to have be very honest and very brutal in our assessment of this year and what we need to do. Everyone needs to have an opinion on that.

“The decisions we make now as a football club are going to be crucial and pivotal. We need to get round the table and understand where we want to go.

“Promotion and relegation. That’s not successful. We need to work out how to stay there. You need to have a strategy and a plan in place.

“We need to reassess things. There is other stuff that’s going to come out… We have to have some sustainability. That’s going to be key in how we move forward.”

Fulham expect all six of their loan signings to depart, while Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Jean Michael Seri could all be sold.

But Parker has yet to be consulted on the decision to bring in a director of scouting, and has an uneasy relationship with part-time sporting director Tony Khan.

Khan juggles his role at Fulham with commitments in the NFL and pro wrestling in the US, and the pair have often clashed.

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