Fulham keeping tabs on international after World Cup performances earlier this winter

Fulham have reportedly watched SC Heerenveen goalkeeper Andries Noppert. The stopper was at the World Cup with the Holland national team and played in all five games under Louis van Gaal.

According to Vi Nieuws, the Cottagers have scouted him. The report also mentions FC Copenhagen as another potential suitor but that they haven’t made contact yet.

Fulham could see the 6ft 8inc ‘keeper as someone to compete with Bernd Leno for the number one spot down the line. Marek Rodak is currently their number two but he only has 18 months left on his contract and may seek first-team football elsewhere down the line.

Noppert, 28, was relatively unknown before his emergence in Qatar and he has been with current club Heerenveen since May when he penned a two-year deal. He has since made 16 Eredivisie appearances this term and has kept an impressive seven clean sheets.

He has also played for the likes of NAC Breda, Foggia, FC Dordrecht and Go Ahead Eagles in the past. A move to the Premier League is now being talked out for him and his is a name to keep an eye out for.

Elsewhere, Fulham defender Ibane Bowat has completed his loan switch to FC Den Bosch. He will spend the rest of the campaign in the Dutch second tier. West London Sport reported that he was attracting interest from clubs in the Football League and Scotland but he has moved abroad now.