Fulham are interested in signing Middlesbrough and Newcastle United forwards Britt Assombalonga and Dwight Gayle in the summer, according to reports from the Evening Standard.

The Cottagers are expected to lose star striker Aleksandar Mitrovic in the summer following their relegation from the Premier League, with West Ham United and Crystal Palace lining up big-money moves for the Serbian.

And, it is believed that Fulham boss Scott Parker is keen to replace Mitrovic with two proven Championship forwards, in Boro's Assombalonga and Newcastle's Dwight Gayle.

The latter spent this season on loan with West Bromwich Albion, where he scored 24 goals in 41 games to help the Baggies finish in the play-offs, before they were knocked out by Aston Villa.

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But Albion will not look to re-sign the 28-year-old on a permanent basis in the summer due to his high wage demands, which leaves the door open for Fulham to pounce.

Assombalonga has recently been attracting interest from newly-promoted Sheffield United - the 26-year-old scored 16 goals in 46 games for Boro this season, and has been their leading goalscorer for the last two seasons since joining from Nottingham Forest.

Fulham will be hoping for an immediate return to the top-flight next season, after being relegated to the Sky Bet Championship.

The Verdict

It would be a massive statement of intent by Fulham if they managed to sign both Gayle and Assombalonga in the summer.

Both players score goals for fun in the Championship, and they practically guarantee you at least 15 goals a season if you play to their strengths.

Fulham cannot fall into the same trap as Stoke, though, who bought so many quality Championship players in the summer, but ultimately finished in mid-table.

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