FULHAM boss Martin Jol is torn between coughing up £2million for Eyong Enoh – or letting the midfielder return to Ajax.
The manager admitted that by signing the 27-year-old, he might have to accommodate a different midfield set-up that boasted only one long-term contract player at the end of the season.
The way the manager sees it, signing Enoh gets him a player whose strengths over nine Fulham games since joining on loan in January were all in defensive midfield.
Jol would prefer a creative player in the centre of the park on his limited budget – but can see the positives in Enoh other managers failed to recognise.
“If you want big stars in that position (centre midfield) you have to pay a lot of money," the manager said.
“That is why you have to gamble and take players when they are bad sometimes.
“He (Enoh) was bad at Ajax, and they have (Christian) Poulsen in his position – a Danish international.
“When I got him, you hope that he will be good. And he has proved it.
“We tried to get an option to sign him permanently - and we have one.
“But we have always had link up players in that position. Danny Murphy was not a defensive player – he was a playmaker. I had Michael Carrick at Spurs, he was a playmaker. Enoh is different and we have to make a decision. I can’t tell you now.”
Sources in Holland claim Enoh wants a permanent return to Craven Cottage after his registration went through with 20 minutes left of the January transfer window.
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