Maik Taylor has said he could quit Fulham to find first-team football - despite being virtually certain of that until March with the Cottagers.
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Fulham keeper Maik Taylor |
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The Northern Ireland international, a virtual ever-present for three years until £7.5million Edwin van der Sar's arrival 18 months ago, made just one league appearance last season.
But he is getting regular action now because the big Dutchman is injured and sidelined for another month.
Taylor has played all five games since van der Sar broke the fourth metatarsal bone in his right foot when tackling Alan Shearer in the 2-1 defeat at Newcastle on December 21.
Fulham boss Jean Tigana regards the 31-year-old, under contract until summer 2005, as superior to the club's only other senior goalkeeper, former Alaves shot-stopper Martin Herrera, 32.
But Taylor, expected to be between the sticks again in Sunday's FA Cup fourth-round clash with Charlton at Loftus Road, said: "If the right deal came in, I would still consider going somewhere else to get first-team football.
"Once Edwin is fit again, I imagine he will be back in the team. I don't expect anything other than being left out because Edwin has been one of our most consistent performers.
"I've just got to play as well as I can and give the manager something to think about."