Fulham snap up Gudjohnsen

Premier League side Fulham have signed striker Eidur Gudjohnsen on loan from Stoke City until the end of the season.

Gudjohnsen, 32, underwent a medical on Monday so the deal could be completed before the transfer deadline.

The Iceland international has struggled for first-team football at Stoke, making just five substitute appearances since joining the club from Tottenham.

Stoke manager Tony Pulis wished Gudjohnsen all the best with his loan move and admitted his time at Stoke did not go to plan.

“It has been an incredibly frustrating time for Eidur [Gudjohnsen],” Pulis told the club’s official website.

“But he has been an outstanding professional and a great influence around the place in his time here. Unfortunately, he didn’t get the games that he needed to build up his match fitness, but this loan move presents him with a chance to do that.”

Gudjohnsen will bolster Fulham manager Mark Hughes’ attacking options with striker Bobby Zamora still injured after breaking his leg in September.

It also paved the way for the departure of striker Eddie Johnson, who has left Craven Cottage to join Championship club Preston North End on loan until the end of the season.