Rodallega sets bar high

Fulham striker Hugo Rodallega has targeted scoring double figures for the club in the Premier League next season.

The Colombian forward made just 14 league starts for Fulham last term, scoring three goals, and he wants to step up his role in the 2013-14 campaign.

Rodallega was used regularly from the bench last season, making 15 substitute appearances in the Premier League, and he knows that he needs to be at his best to oust the likes of Dimitar Berbatov, Bryan Ruiz and Mladen Petric from a starting berth.

The 27-year-old is aware that goals will prove crucial if he is to establish himself in the starting XI and has set himself an ambitious target as Fulham aim to improve on their 12th-placed finish.

“Next season I want to play as much football as possible and I have in my mind a target of 10-12 goals,” Rodallega told the club’s official website.

“For the team, the first thing we have to do is stay in the top 10. It is so important because in this league, teams in the top half are some of the best in the world, so we need target the UEFA Europa League as one of our objectives.”

Rodallega joined Fulham on a free transfer from Wigan last July.