MARTIN JOL admits he is lukewarm about the prospect of being re-united with Darren Bent at Craven Cottage – and once again dismissed suggestions he might be keen on signing David Beckham.

With Bent again left out of the Villa squad for the weekend, speculation is mounting that the striker will leave in January, with QPR and Fulham among the potential destinations for a man whose best years were in London at Charlton.

Jol took him to White Hart Lane when he was boss of Spurs but now says he is more interested in signing a player who can play 'in the hole' like Bryan Ruiz rather than take on an extra forward.

“I signed him [Bent] at Tottenham because if you saw him at Charlton he scored almost one every two games, so I thought he's a quality finisher, “said the Fulham boss.

“You never know, but we've got three good strikers.

We've got Hugo Rodallega, Mladen Petric and Dimitar Berbatov. In the hole, we've got Ruiz. Of course we could do with maybe another creative player in that position, then I could leave Berbatov up front all the time.”

Earlier in the week, Jol said there was no chance of signing Beckham – who is quitting LA Galaxy – because he thought he would be too expensive.

But he also says it would go against his policy of developing a younger side than the one he inherited.

“We want to try and get a younger team,” said the Fulham boss.

“On average, we are the oldest team in the Premier League and it would be crazy to get players like David Beckham for Alex Kacaniklic, Kerim Frei and Pajtim Kasami.

“He's an unbelievable player and he's good to have around, but for us it's a non starter.”

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