Fulham are looking to boost their squad ahead of next season and work is well on the way behind the scenes to secure some of the club's top targets.
After missing out on promotion via the Play-offs with defeat to Reading, the club need to strengthen in most departments in order to achieve their target of automatic promotion in next season's Championship.
The defence is key to next season's target - Fulham shipped 57 goals last term and one of their best defenders, Tomas Kalas, has returned to Chelsea after his loan expired.
We've had a look around and come up with five defenders that would add that bit more steel to the Fulham defence next season.
Harlee Dean (Brentford)
This one would be sure to annoy the neighbours from Griffin Park but Dean and Fulham would be a very good fit indeed.
The centre back has come on leaps and bounds at Brentford in recent years, going on to become their captain and played a pivotal role in the heart of defence in the previous couple of seasons.
He's a similar sort of mould to Kalas, he's strong, good in the air and is a leader, something that the Cottagers lacked this season in defence.
However, his pace lets him down, but should Fulham look for a strong defender to compliment a fast one, Dean may be the perfect fit.
He would probably be available for the right price too - Brentford have always shown a willingness to do business if the price is correct, as they did with David Button last season, so if Fulham had any interest this may well happen.
Marc Roberts (Barnsley)
The Barnsley captain has been one of the standout players of their season back in the Championship and he made the most clearances in the league out of any defender this season.
He helped the side keep 12 cleansheets, making 43 appearances and has the know-how of English football having been through the divisions with Halifax Town and Barnsley.
He's been linked to a host of Premier League clubs and Barnsley could struggle to hold onto him this summer - Fulham could do a lot worse than strengthening their defence with the 26-year-old.
Francesco Vicari (SPAL)
The 22-year-old Italian defender has already been linked to Fulham this summer and has just won promotion to Serie A with SPAL in Italy.
He's considered one of the most promising youngsters in Serie B and his stock will have rise even further after winning promotion with SPAL, a side which had no non-Italian players in it.
Vicari is good with the ball at his feet and looks comfortable in possession, all things that will tick the boxes of both the analytics department and scouts at Craven Cottage.
Aaron Pierre (Wycombe)
Pierre has been a solid fixture in Wycombe's side since signing from Brentford in 2014.
He's physical, strong and very good in the air and should be playing at a higher level than the one he currently finds himself in.
He was actually in Fulham's youth team before he was released, where Brentford snapped him up until his release in 2014.
Boss Gareth Ainsworth has lived in fear for some time that his star centre back will leave the club eventually, and a step to Fulham to be the apprentice to Tim Ream could be a decent next step for him.
Kortney Hause (Wolves)
The 21-year-old signed for Wolves from Wycombe in 2014 and is highly rated at Molineux, making 30 appearances at the club this season.
He's been called up to England U21s previously, embarking on their training camp last week and is another who is good with the ball at his feet and is extremely strong.
Hause was disciplined by the club previously for allegedly not being in a fit enough state to train, but since then has stepped up his performances and he could on to play at the top level.
