Veteran goalkeeper Kasey Keller has spoken of his desire to sign a new deal at Fulham when his existing contract expires in the summer.The American shot-stopper, 38, has forced his way past Antti Niemi to establish himself as first choice under Roy Hodgson at Craven Cottage.
Keller, who has played in his homeland, England, Spain and Germany in a well-travelled career, arrived in west London last year following a stint at Borussia Monchengladbach.
While Fulham look as though they could be plying their trade in the Championship next term, Keller is keen to extend his stay in the capital regardless of their status.
"I've let the club know that I would definitely be willing to sit down and talk about next year, regardless of the situation that we are in," he told the club's official website.
"And then once again it will be down to decision-making factors; what's right for the club, what's right for myself and what's right for my family.
"I'll try to figure it all out from there. I make decisions based on what's put in front of me, but those decisions will come in the future."
Meanwhile, Cottagers midfielder Danny Murphy is hoping his old side Liverpool will do them a favour this weekend by leaving out some of their top stars.
Fulham boosted their survival hopes with a 2-0 win at Reading last Saturday as they secured their first away-day success in 34 attempts.
Next up is a home clash against Rafael Benitez's side and with the Reds facing Chelsea in the Champions League three days after the Craven Cottage clash, Murphy hopes the Spaniard may rest star duo Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres.
Benitez caused a stir last season when he fielded an under-strength side against Fulham, who went on to earn a vital win to help them avoid relegation.
Murphy says he will be speaking to a few of his former team-mates to see if Benitez is planning to rest some of his top stars.
"I will speak to the boys this week and hopefully Stevie, Torres and a few of the others will stay at home. They have got Chelsea next after our match," Murphy told the Daily Mirror.
"But we have to stop worrying about other teams and worry about ourselves, and our performance has to be at this level if we are to give ourselves a chance.
"I think we have to win three of our last four - if not, then two wins and two draws. We have to look forward to the Liverpool match and play with confidence."
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is not getting drawn into the idea that Liverpool could field a weakened team, feeling whatever team Benitez puts out will be a tough nut to crack.
"Even Liverpool's reserve team doesn't look too bad to me. There are one or two players in there that most managers would like to work with, so we might come down to earth with a bump," warned Hodgson.
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